The Ashé Cultural Arts Center celebrates 25 years of Maafa with events Saturday (June 28) and July 5, commemorating the ...

Because the only thing better than dancing in hard times is doing it alongside the people you want to feel loved, lifted, and ...

A Juneteenth celebration in Monrovia moved well beyond commemoration on Thursday, June 19, as creative and policy heavyweights mapped out practical ways to deepen economic and cultural ties between ...

By the time the drumming and dancing starts Thursday, an organization that promotes African American history and culture in New Hampshire will have hosted nearly a dozen ...

Teresa Blee is stepping back from the day-to-day running of her renowned school, Teresa Blee Dance. (Image: Supplied) Her decision to step back is a personal one. Teresa explained: “I will miss ...

MARQUETTE, Mich. (WLUC) - Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Texas to announce the end of the Civil War and slavery. The Nefertari African Dance Co. out of ...

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 celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. Here are some events happening in East Tennessee.

By 1860, there were 180,000 slaves, and by the end of the Civil War, more than 250,000. The reason for the large growth in the number of slaves between 1860 and 1865 was a diabolical one.

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States - marked as June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers announced the freedom of slaves in Galveston, Texas, two years after ...

"Them African churches smooth but you gotta be ready," perfectly capturing the cultural surprise he experienced. The clip quickly went viral, collecting over 3,000 reactions from viewers who had mixed ...