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This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth. Here's what to know about the holiday and why' it's celebrated.
Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the Confederacy were freed in Texas. Learn about the ...
Tomorrow is Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating Black freedom in America. Here's how to celebrate, what will be open and closed on Thursday, June 19.
The great-grandson of a civil rights icon spoke at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum this week in celebration of Juneteenth.
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...
Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became ...
Juneteenth Tasting Event, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Findlay Market, 1801 Race St., Over-the-Rhine. Celebrate the cuisine of the ...
Juneteenth became the newest U.S. federal holiday in 2021, but it has held significance for many Black Americans for a long ...
Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Here's some of ...
Communities across Florida are gearing up to celebrate Juneteenth — a celebration of slavery's end in the U.S. Here's what is ...
A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...