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Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union ...
Juneteenth celebrations in Grand Rapids kicked off Thursday, June 19, in southeast Grand Rapids with a parade along Eastern ...
Across the nation, many people spent the day celebrating Juneteenth, which commemorates the official end of slavery in the ...
The celebration in Leimert Park, billed as a “Black Family Reunion,” included many of the emotions that come with family ...
June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.
The Southeast Kentucky African American Museum and Cultural Center hosted ‘Roots: Black Art in These Hills-View From My ...
Happy Juneteenth!” — a greeting filled with joy and pride — echoed through the room on Thursday as community members came ...
For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy — such as parades or cookouts.
Some on the “Juneteenth Jubilee and Freedom Walk,” which retraced the steps of enslaved people seeking freedom, say they ...
Channel 2 Action News was at the second annual Juneteenth Parade down Godby Road in College Park on Thursday morning, where ...
When Union Army General Gordon Granger came to Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, to announce the end of slavery, his order ...
A federal holiday since 2021, Juneteenth commemorates when Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, ...