Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate when the last known slaves were freed two years after Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. For Ricky Sherifield, ...

The City of Lubbock is invited to come together for a series of events in honor of Juneteenth, celebrating freedom through ...

The final event is Let Freedom Sing: Juneteenth Gospel Night. It is an evening of worship and celebration and will have ...

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War. It ...

The second annual Juneteenth Freedom Classic Charity Golf Tournament has been rescheduled to July 26 at the Plainview Country Club, 2902 W. 4th Street. Registration for the event, which is hosted by ...

(Chitose Suzuki / Staff Photographer) June 19 is Juneteenth, a celebration of the end of slavery in Texas. Juneteenth has long been celebrated nationwide, particularly in the South. It became a ...

ORLANDO — Juneteenth is the oldest nationally recognized celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. It commemorates the day — June 19, 1865 — when the last African American ...

The “No Kings” day of action happened the same day as, and in opposition to, a Washington, D.C. military parade on President ...

One village here has observed Juneteenth or “Día de los Negros” for 150 years. Adan Salazar, a member of the cabalgata (a parade of horseback riders), travels 20 miles from the neighboring ...