Juneteenth is celebrated as the end of slavery in the U.S. Celebration, reflection and progression are what historians say some African Americans across the country anticipate each year with the ...

Marqueta Collins with Believe In Your Body Movement Boutique was selling T-shirts at the Juneteenth Cookout, hosted by the Kansas City Defender and Decarcerate KC. At the Juneteenth Cookout, families, ...

Those states with no official provision for Juneteenth include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, New ...

(AP) - It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

A Juneteenth mural in Galveston is located at the site of the issuance of General Order No. 3, which demanded “absolute equality” between enslaved Texans and former slave owners after the Emancipation ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. Learn ...

Juneteenth has arrived, with Americans now celebrating its fifth year as a federally recognized holiday. Given its relatively new status as a federal holiday, you may be wondering whether your local ...

Juneteenth celebrations happened across Milwaukee on Thursday. The city is home to one of the country's longest-running Juneteenth celebrations. New this year, Juneteenth Day festivities will extend ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Juneteenth is often referred to as the nation's "Second Independence Day," and communities nationwide and in Oklahoma celebrate ...