Thursday marks Juneteenth, 160 years since emancipation was fully recognized. On June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free. The news came two and a half ...

Juneteenth became the newest U.S. federal holiday in 2021, but it has held significance for many Black Americans for a long ...

June 19th, 1865, marked a turning point in American history that many still don’t know the full story behind. Known as Juneteenth, this day commemorates the moment Union soldiers arrived […] The post ...

Americans observe Juneteenth every June 19, commemorating the day Union soldiers marched into Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, and enforced the Emancipation Proclamation, more than two years after ...

"My heart aches for what I know the enslaved people had to deal with. They sacrificed so much," said state Sen. John Lovick.

Juneteenth honors the date when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, in 1865, with 2,000 Union troops to ...

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

As I write this, many in this community and around the world are celebrating Juneteenth, the day nearly 250,000 enslaved ...

Do you need to put your trash out? Are banks closed? What to know about Juneteenth closings and openings today.

The red, black, and green African Liberation Flag, also known as the Pan-African flag, has historically been displayed at ...

Artists and writers from around the world have conveyed black people’s struggles, triumphs and contributions to American ...

Four short years after the recognition of a holiday commemorating freedom, it feels like Black people are less free.