CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Thursday marks four years since Juneteenth became a federal holiday, but for many Americans, the meaning behind the day is still unclear. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ninety-four-year-old activist and retired educator Opal Lee, known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, speaks with U.S. President ...

Americans will soon celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of ...

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Students in Cedar Rapids are using their summer break to learn about the significance of Juneteenth as part of the Academy for Scholastic and Personal Success. Specifically ...

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 — ...

Each year on June 19th, the United States pauses to commemorate Juneteenth, the date in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were finally informed of their freedom, more than two ...

The 55th annual Juneteenth celebration began early this year when Tucsonans gathered at the Kino Sports Complex on the 14th for a festival. Live performances mixed with vendors, food trucks and a ...

Dr. Molefi Asante, Chair of the Department of African American Studies at Temple University says June 19th, 1865, also known as Juneteenth, is a day that blacks in America should never forget. "It is ...

Across Connecticut, cities and towns gathered to honor Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. In New Britain, the celebration took on a special meaning as the ...

After falling to Wartburg on Friday night, Coe took down the Knights 9-6 on Saturday afternoon, forcing a winner-take-all conference championship game on Sunday.