Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas.

True Friends Hall in Donaldsonville, once a staple of Black culture and music, is undergoing a $1.3 million restoration ...

When the Road Patrol started asking questions, contractors suddenly showed up to quickly fill that intersection with asphalt.

The Chase family attended the ceremony to receive the award and honor the restaurant's founders, Emily and Dooky Chase Sr.

The 160th anniversary of Juneteenth was marked with a big celebration at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.

The Juneteenth Art Walk parade brought music and joy through central Sacramento on4. The walk was led by a New Orleans-style band.

Now, with federal recognition and for many, the day off, opportunities to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday have become more ...

The word at the sixth annual Juneteenth Festival in New Orleans on Thursday was heritage. Among the throngs who gathered in ...

Dr. Halifu Osumare stood in front of a crowd at Celebration Arts near Leland Stanford Park in the New Era Park neighborhood Thursday morning and prepared to pour a small cup of water onto the roots of ...

The third annual event brings fun, water, and a deeper mission to the community as part of New Orleans’ Juneteenth celebrations.

The emancipation took place on June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...

Juneteenth, which commemorates the day around 250,000 enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom, became a federal holiday in 2021.