On June 19th, 1865, the last enslaved African Americans were set free in the United States – a day that has been marked as a federal holiday since 2021. Since the beginning, Juneteenth (June 19th) has ...

As our community prepares to commemorate Juneteenth, events surrounding education, art, advocacy, and economic awareness are planned. On Friday, join us for a virtual town hall entitled, "Racial ...

The sparklers have dimmed. The flags have been folded. The booming echoes of July 4th have quieted, leaving behind the stillness of reflection. As we move past another Independence Day, we are invited ...

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — ...

A parade is expected to draw thousands as organizers expand events and community programs.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Columbia has finalized its list of organizations receiving grant funding for Juneteenth events. Sixteen applications for the ...

Butler County’s largest cities will each observe the annual Juneteenth celebrations on Saturday with music and community fellowship. And both Hamilton and Middletown’s third annual celebrations will ...

Among the slate of cuts that the city of Rocky Mount has initiated to dig out of a financial crisis is doing away with many ...

Ballet dancer Misty Copeland and "grandmother of Juneteenth" Opal Lee will be among the guests at the 44th National Assembly of The Links this week in Grapevine, according to event organizers. With ...

Sail 250 is set to run June 19 through June 23 at Town Point Park — bringing dozens of international ships and thousands of ...

Were you Seen at these two Juneteenth events in the Capital Region? Were you Seen at the Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Music Celebration on June 17, 2025, at the Palace Theatre in Albany? Were you ...