It's the 156th anniversary of Juneteenth. For the first time in nearly 40 years, Juneteenth was officially made a national holiday. and just in time for Saturday's 156th anniversary of the day that ...

Emancipation Day specifically celebrates the complete abolition of slavery in the U.S. While President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation went into effect on January 1, 1863, Texas was ...

Midland's second annual Juneteenth celebration took place Sunday, June 18 at Creative 360's Bayliss Street location and featured food, fun, music and a special tribute to the late Midland educator, ...

Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” celebrated her 98th birthday Thursday night and was able to see what the inside of the upcoming National Juneteenth Museum will look like with the revealing ...

I didn’t grow up in the United States so there are aspects to this country that continue to fascinate me, particularly regional differences that reflect local cultural histories. I’d never heard of ...

Juneteenth is observed annually on June 19 to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. The holiday, recognized in 2021, is also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day. It commemorates the ...