Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day or the Second Independence Day, celebrates Black freedom ...

“You’ve got to know your past so you can move forward in a positive way,” said Jackie Ruffin Pittman, who performed a ...

Juneteenth marks a pivotal part of our nation's history. For one family, it's also a time to reflect on their past: the journey of their enslaved ancestors and the success that followed.

The festivities begin Thursday with live entertainment and games at the African American Museum and end Sunday with a concert ...

San Diego has several events to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...

While many across the country recognize Juneteenth as the end to the institution of slavery in America in 1865, some tribal ...

That answer made it plain that in Maine, at least, Emancipation Day (April 16) carried a historical weight that the Texan ...

Americans will be celebrating Juneteenth, the federal holiday marking the day when the last enslaved people in the U.S. were freed.

Juneteenth Tasting Event, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Findlay Market, 1801 Race St., Over-the-Rhine. Celebrate the cuisine of the ...

The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries.