Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ...

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The Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries. In 2021, President Joe Biden designated it a federal holiday — expanding its ...

Kevin Scott returns to conduct powerful program featuring "In Memoriam Sojourner Truth" and other works honoring the ...

America's Second Independence Day is coming soon. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

As communities across the United States prepare to observe Juneteenth, a day of profound significance that commemorates the ...

Details are still a bit hazy regarding the news of a Saturday evening shooting, but the Criminal Investigation Division at ...