Juneteenth is the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. African-Americans and others mark the anniversary much like the Fourth of July, with parties, picnics and gatherings with family ...
As our community prepares to commemorate Juneteenth, events surrounding education, art, advocacy, and economic awareness are planned. On Friday, join us for a virtual town hall entitled, "Racial ...
Barbara Jordan once said, “What the people want is very simple — they want an America as good as its promise.” ...
As calls for racial justice and police reform continue, communities throughout the U.S. are gearing up to celebrate Juneteenth this Friday. With what's going on in America, the 155th anniversary of ...
HOUSTON -- Opal Lee may not be walking a mile in her ancestor's shoes, but she's taking several major strides in continuing their mission. The 94-year-old is confident that this year, Juneteenth will ...
WALLACE, La. — Just inside the levee holding back the mighty Mississippi River, there is a quiet stillness in the land and a story that is still unfolding after more than two and a half centuries. The ...
June 19 commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. A handful of corporations in the U.S. announced this year that they are making Juneteenth, the day traditionally used to commemorate the end of ...
William "B" Marshall speaks at a 2024 press event at Point State Park. The organizers of the region’s largest Juneteenth event have sued the City of Pittsburgh and Mayor Ed Gainey for alleged civil ...
On June 19, 1865, over two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate states, Union troops in Galveston, Texas, announced that the enslaved ...
Every year on June 19th, Louis Hicks and his family would gather together at the family farm in Maynard, Tex., for a daylong picnic and party. The kids would run wild as the adults barbecued and ...
On June 19, America celebrates the day the last enslaved Black people were finally told they were free. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day or the Second Independence ...
Are you ready to celebrate liberation? Every year on June 19, communities around the United States mark Juneteenth, the date the last 250,000-some enslaved African-Americans were freed in the United ...