Light installation at the site of the long-forgotten Lincoln Cemetery is meant to honor U.S. Colored Troops who saw their ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday for Black Americans to celebrate the emancipation of our enslaved ancestors and honor their sacrifice.

Redemption Holding Company has just acquired the Utah-based Holladay Bank & Trust, becoming the first bank to be owned by a ...

Beginning on Juneteenth, a restored Virginia schoolhouse where enslaved and free Black students were taught to read is on ...

On June 19, 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers rode through Galveston, Texas, with the message that enslaved people were free.

Juneteenth became a time for both reflection and celebration, blending solemn remembrance with joyous expressions of culture ...

In Juneteenth’s fifth year as a federal holiday, commemorations of the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States continue to evolve in the Baltimore area and beyond.

Parades, parties and more ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Detroit. Plus, when to catch this year's Ford Fireworks.

Two genealogy sites are adding troves of historical materials about enslaved people in the U.S. to databases, which could ...

The Perth Amboy NAACP and Historic Preservation Commission want to perform an archaeological dig at the former site of Thomas ...

America's Second Independence Day is today. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

Let Marylanders be at the forefront of a growing movement to recognize the end of slavery and work toward a better, more ...