Just seven years after learning of their freedom, a group of formerly enslaved Black Texans purchased land in 1872 to ...

My heart aches for what I know the enslaved people had to deal with. They sacrificed so much,” said state Sen. John Lovick.

Opal Lee was 89 when she began her campaign to make the day a federal holiday. At 98. she's still an inspiration ...

Juneteenth is a day of celebration for all Americans. Panelists shared that message with community members Thursday at the ...

Lafayette joined cities across the nation in celebrating Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in ...

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...

IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday, celebrating freedom and the end of slavery in the United ...

Ottumwa's Juneteenth celebration, organized by local leaders and volunteers, aims to educate the community about the ...

President Donald Trump took to social media Thursday on Juneteenth, a federal holiday, to criticize the number of ...

Mountain State residents celebrate another proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln. On Jan. 1, 1863, he issued the Emancipation Proclamation. On June 20, 1863, he declared that Mountaineers are ...

Music could be heard throughout the Sioux City Public Museum on Thursday during Sioux City’s NAACP Juneteenth celebration.