It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...

Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the country reconsider their support for diversity, ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate when the last known slaves were freed two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. For Ricky Sherifield, ...

The final event is Let Freedom Sing: Juneteenth Gospel Night. It is an evening of worship and celebration and will have ...

The second annual Juneteenth Freedom Classic Charity Golf Tournament has been rescheduled to July 26 at the Plainview Country Club, 2902 W. 4th Street. Registration for the event, which is hosted by ...

One village here has observed Juneteenth or “Día de los Negros” for 150 years. Adan Salazar, a member of the cabalgata (a parade of horseback riders), travels 20 miles from the neighboring ...

The annual Juneteenth celebration is set for June 21 at Edgar and Essie Givens Park. The free community event will begin at 11 a.m. at 16th Street and Walter Griffin St. There will be a parade, ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Opal Lee, considered the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," was recently hospitalized, but her family says she is doing well. "She is doing well and in good spirits," Lee's ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865. Some Juneteenth events have been canceled due to the political climate surrounding ...

The next day off work, not too far, is on June 19, also known as Juneteenth. This day became a federal holiday in 2021, when former President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation into law.