The observance of June 19, 1865, as the African-American Emancipation Day, also called Freedom Day ... a long-term research effort to explore the university’s history with slavery and its ongoing ...

Washington, D.C., has its own history with Juneteenth. On June 19, 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s Poor People's Campaign held a Solidarity Day rally on the National Mall. In 2005 ...

This colorfully illustrated story takes kids on an exciting journey through all the events that led up to the first Juneteenth, the day itself, and the impact it had on the future of the United States ...

Summerfest and Northcott Neighborhood House, the host of Milwaukee's traditional Juneteenth Day celebration, are partnering ...

Save the Children encourages parents and caregivers to talk with their children about the history of race in America. In anticipation of Juneteenth, our experts have put together a helpful guide for ...

Gavin Newsom proclaimed June 15 as “Juneteenth National Freedom Day: A Day of Observance.” “California is proud to recognize Juneteenth as an official state holiday, honoring the centuries of ...

Gary Clark Jr., Bone Thugs-N-Harmony and Joy Oladokun are month the names slated to perform on the festival's first Thursday.

He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust ...

Summerfest and Northcott Neighborhood House are partnering to bring Juneteenth programming to the festival for the first time ...

When President Joe Biden signed the bill, Juneteenth became the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. Many folks will choose to spend the holiday celebrating with ...

The day-long event features food trucks ... to the Oak Park Public Library for a mobile museum on Black history. Celebrate Juneteenth at the Hamtramck's historic ballpark. The event includes ...

Summerfest and Northcott Neighborhood House in Milwaukee are pairing up for a Juneteenth celebration. This is the first time ...