On the anniversary of America’s independence, the abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass made a biblical Psalm – Psalm 137 – ...

It topped the US Billboard Hot 100, reached number two in the UK, and became the anthem of American Idol's elimination rounds ...

And Douglass did so, it is worth noting, by championing the same founding principles that he celebrated in his Fourth of July ...

In Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Robert Reid waved a large Juneteenth flag at the city's African Burying Ground Memorial Park, where African drummers and dancers led the crowd in song and dance.

Featuring a mocking anti-religious lyric from lapsed Catholic Geezer, the romping After Forever is one of the most musically ...

Singer-songwriter Michael Penn talks about covering two anthems from the Great Depression for the charity album 'Sweet Relief — We Can Help.' ...

State Reps. Dontavius Jarrells, D-Columbus, and Veronica Sims, D-Akron, are working on a joint resolution that would remove slavery from the state’s constitution.

Ohio Democratic lawmakers want to eradicate slavery from the Ohio Constitution. State Reps. Dontavius Jarrells, D-Columbus, and Veronica Sims, D-Akron, are working on a joint resolution that would ...

Juneteenth's origins and this year's celebrations The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the end ...

Juneteenth celebrations took place across the U.S., commemorating the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas learned of their freedom. While long honored by Black Americans, the holiday ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas ...