Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, spoke at a Juneteenth celebration in Montgomery, Alabama, emphasizing the ongoing struggle for racial equality. Montgomery held multiple ...

Denham Springs residents and a handful of elected officials sang gospel songs and bowed their heads in prayer June 19 in the historic L.M. Lockhart Park Gym to commemorate the ending of slavery in the ...

One hundred sixty years ago today, Union General Gordon Granger delivered an announcement in Galveston, Texas, that changed American history. It began, the people are informed that in accordance with ...

Juneteenth has been celebrated since 1866 but wasn’t designated as a federal holiday until 2021. It celebrates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, after the end of the ...

Attendees smile at BYU's Juneteenth celebration. The event invited members of the community to come together in remembrance. (Rachel Ravsten) In honor of Juneteenth, BYU invited the surrounding ...

More than 200 people took part in this year’s annual Juneteenth A Celebration of Freedom Walk on June 19 in Grayslake. Thursday’s weather for the walk, which began shortly after 5 p.m., was mostly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As Bryan Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, introduced the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers ...