Juneteenth is America's best-known emancipation celebration—but not its only one.

In a Juneteenth reflection, AFRO CEO and Dr. Frances “Toni” Draper argues that the holiday serves as a reminder not only of ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Juneteenth, occurring annually on June 19, is now a federal holiday, ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The Greater Dayton Regional Transit Authority (RTA) will offer free rides all day, system-wide, for Juneteenth. Juneteenth is the oldest known annual holiday marking the end of ...

As Bryan Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, introduced the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers on June 19 to celebrate Juneteenth, he acknowledged the failures of ...

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.The ...

Organizers of a longtime Juneteenth celebration in Diggs Town say they're confident their event's identity will remain intact ...

Communities will come together this month to honor Juneteenth — a holiday that has origins in Texas.

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MODESTO JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION – June 13: The King-Kennedy Memorial Center Board of Directors will celebrate the holiday with ...

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