In the place where Juneteenth was born, people are telling the story of the holiday’s origins in a unique and visual way. “Maya Angelou has a great quote, ‘history despite its wrenching pain cannot be ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.Learn ...

Bonnie Morant, of West Lampeter Township, felt like she traveled back in time on Thursday. Morant was one of nearly 500 people who had tickets to a Juneteenth celebration featuring historical ...

BLAIR COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — 160 years ago today, word reached America’s remaining enslaved people, in Galveston, Texas, that slavery had been abolished and they were free. Like other towns across ...

A week of celebration commemorating Juneteenth is still underway. While the holiday is known to bring people together through music, food, and events- Historic Stagville shares the hard truths of the ...

GALVESTON, Texas -- Former President Joe Biden delivered a message of unity Thursday night during a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas.

CHARLOTTE — Hundreds of people gathered outside of West Charlotte High School to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday afternoon. But Juneteenth was not the only event they were highlighting. The “Ode to ...

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 — ...

SPENCER — The dining room at Fleming Street Bakery and Southern Cuisine was packed on Thursday as guests clamored into the Spencer establishment for a soulful Juneteenth meal. Owner and head chef ...