It became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by former President Joe Biden.Long a regional ...

Union troops reached Galveston, Texas, carrying with them orders that all enslaved people were now free. For decades, marking ...

Communities across Florida are gearing up to celebrate Juneteenth — a celebration of slavery's end in the U.S. Here's what is ...

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

Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week. Here's everything to ...

Thursday will mark 160 years since Union forces landed in Galveston with news that enslaved Texans had been emancipated more than two years ...

Juneteenth Tasting Event, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Findlay Market, 1801 Race St., Over-the-Rhine. Celebrate the cuisine of the ...

Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we approach Juneteenth, let's also acknowledge some ugly truths ...

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day or the Second Independence Day, celebrates Black freedom in the United States.

Songs of Liberation” will include traditional Black spirituals civil rights songs and more modern protest songs.

A celebration of Black history and freedom, the day rose in prominence following the sweeping protests against racial ...