Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. Here are ...

Celebrate Juneteenth, stay up late at the Smithsonian’s Solstice Saturday, dance at an outdoor concert or sample barbecue on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, heard news of their emancipation.

Downtown Reading burst with energy Friday as the NAACP Reading Branch hosted its annual Juneteenth parade, celebrating ...

As the clock nears midnight on New Year’s Eve, many African American churches and households across the country gather not to ...

As I stand in the sun-drenched park, the aroma of barbecue smoke wafts through the air, curling upward like a prayer.

Check out the Mid-Hudson Discovery Museum's planetarium show to celebrate Juneteenth from 10-11 a.m., 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. or 1-2 p.m. There, you'll learn how Harriet Tubman and others within the ...

Activities at the Juneteenth festival commemorated not only the past, but also looked ahead to the future, especially for African Americans and their decades of struggle.

Four years after being officially recognized as a national holiday, Juneteenth will be celebrated throughout City with an ...

Juneteenth is the oldest national commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. The genesis came on June 19, 1865, when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached African-American ...

The auditorium at St. Brigid’s church swelled with sound Thursday evening as more than 100 people swayed, clapped and sang ...