Just seven years after learning of their freedom, a group of formerly enslaved Black Texans purchased land in 1872 to ...

My heart aches for what I know the enslaved people had to deal with. They sacrificed so much,” said state Sen. John Lovick.

Lafayette joined cities across the nation in celebrating Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved ...

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...

Americans celebrate an imperfect path toward a more perfect union.

The Blacks in Technology of Southwest Virginia put together a Juneteenth Celebration: A Day of Independence and Unity at the ...

Juneteenth, a fairly new federal holiday, remembers June 19, 1865, the day slaves in Galveston, Texas, were finally notified that they were freed through the Emancipation Proclamation, issued over two ...

Juneteenth is a celebration that is Texas’ gift to the rest of the nation. It’s a reminder that those ships in the distance ...

Juneteenth celebrations in Grand Rapids kicked off Thursday, June 19, in southeast Grand Rapids with a parade along Eastern ...

Music could be heard throughout the Sioux City Public Museum on Thursday during Sioux City’s NAACP Juneteenth celebration.

With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally rang true for more Americans.