If you walk around downtown Milwaukee this week, you may notice a new-ish flag flying underneath the Stars and Stripes outside City Hall. This red and blue flag featuring a white star and sunburst ...

This red and blue flag featuring a white star and sunburst in the middle is the Juneteenth flag. It has flown at Milwaukee's City Hall every year since 2020 and is a symbolic representation of the ...

Juneteenth is a powerful symbol of liberation. Instead of shying away from this commemoration, we should engage transformative conversations.

Six teenagers were shot after a Juneteenth celebration Monday outside downtown Milwaukee, police said. The Milwaukee Police Department responded around 4:21 pm near Rose Park after four females ...

MILWAUKEE − Six teenagers, including four minors, were shot and wounded Monday afternoon near where Milwaukee's Juneteenth celebration had just wrapped up, according to the Milwaukee Police ...

Milwaukee’s Juneteenth parade is starting slowly. At the parade route’s starting point, at West Atkinson Avenue and North 14th Street, parade participants are waiting to start moving.

Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley: "Juneteenth is a day to celebrate the rich history and culture of the African American community, while also serving as a powerful reminder that freedom ...

Juneteenth day in Milwaukee. 52 years of celebrations, we are the oldest Juneteenth celebration in the country. The parade, the jubilation and the meaning behind this year's theme, June 10th is ...

Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson responded after a shooting at Monday's Juneteenth celebration left six teenagers wounded. The suspected shooter is also a teen.

For Milwaukee's first Juneteenth celebration, it rained. But it didn't dampen anyone's enthusiasm for marking the date in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas — the last remaining slaves in the ...

This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth. Here's what to know about the holiday and why' it's celebrated.

The Milwaukee DPW will be modifying certain operations for Juneteenth. Residents can anticipate changes to garbage and recycling pick-up. The Water Works Customer Service Center will have modified ...