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

For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy — such as parades or ...

Those who showed up for the 2.5 mile walk representing the 2.5 years it took for news of freedom to reach slaves in Texas, ...

The event will be held at the Reedy Chapel AME Church, one of the locations where an order announcing the end of slavery in ...

IT’S JUST INCREDIBLE TO WATCH THIS EVENT GROW YEAR AFTER YEAR. AND THIS DAY REALLY IS ABOUT LIBERATION. IT’S KNOWN AS FREEDOM DAY WITHIN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, AND IT’S A DAY THEY’VE BEEN ...

The Martha’s Vineyard Camp Association (MVCA) commemorated Juneteenth with its fourth annual ceremonial flag raising outside ...

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

President Donald Trump will not commemorate Juneteenth, despite previously taking credit for the relatively new federal ...

Former President Joe Biden plans to attend Juneteenth celebrations in Galveston, despite his recent cancer diagnosis.

Lawmakers reflected on the significance of Juneteenth Wednesday, promising that Massachusetts will fight for and support ...

Gary Burke looked on proudly in his Civil War-era U.S. Colored Troops uniform as Juneteenth festivities unfolded at the ...

While writing about a slave raid, author and researcher Edda Fields-Black discovered her own family tie to the raid in the ...