Music festivals, parades, marches and more commemorate Juneteenth across America. Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day.

On Saturday, Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed June 15 as “Juneteenth National Freedom Day: A Day of Observance.” “California is proud to recognize Juneteenth as an official state holiday ...

He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust ...

Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in 2021 but is rooted in a deep history tied to the US slave trade. Amid concerns for Black rights in ...

“Today on Juneteenth, the day we celebrate the end of slavery, the day we memorialize those who offered us hope for the future and the day when we renew our commitment to the struggle for ...

A recent Grammy-award winning group will be at this year’s Fifth Annual Juneteenth Jubilee, the Cool Spring Downtown District ...

As celebrations erupted and cannons fired in 1776, my ancestors' freedom was not yet tangible ... But this year, Juneteenth falls on the same day as Father's Day, which brings up a mix of emotions.

The Black Expo’s “Juneteenth on the Ohio River” will return at 4 p.m. June 21 in English Park. This will be OBE’s eighth Juneteenth celebration overall, following its debut program in 2018. Juneteenth ...