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For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy — such as parades or ...
The Juneteenth on the Yard celebration at the International African American Museum in Charleston drew a crowd of hundreds to watch the variety of free performances, enjoy complimentary museum entry ...
Pittsburgh's Juneteenth festivities kicked off in Mellon Park on Thursday. One hundred sixty years ago, enslaved African ...
From weathered cabins to restored historic two-story homes, a Juneteenth tour of 1800s-era houses traces Black Houstonians’ ...
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — The rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered ...
Each June, communities across the United States gather to celebrate Juneteenth, a blend of "June" and "nineteenth”, as 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.
"Each family, each culture has had somebody in their background that has had a similar experience. Maybe not identical but similar enough." ...
Gary Burke looked on proudly in his Civil War-era U.S. Colored Troops uniform as Juneteenth festivities unfolded at the ...
The Southeast Kentucky African American Museum and Cultural Center hosted ‘Roots: Black Art in These Hills-View From My ...
Another annual event is set to happen in 2026 thanks to donations that matched the city’s contributions, but ones thereafter ...