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Juneteenth has passed, but the celebrations continue! If you're looking for some engagement this weekend, stop by these ...
The emancipation took place on June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...
On Juneteenth, President Donald Trump took to social media to criticize non-working holidays and claimed that people want to work them.
Leah Frazier, founder of the Juneteenth Fashion Show, and Historian and Writer Deah Berry Mitchell share the history of Juneteenth and their time in Galveston, TX.
President Donald Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, ...
Today marks Juneteenth, a day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.The holiday celebrates June 19, 1865, ...
As Thursday’s thunderous storm rolled into the area, the thunderous applause and whoops of the crowd celebrating Juneteenth ...
More than 200 people took part in this year’s annual Juneteenth A Celebration of Freedom Walk on June 19 in Grayslake.
For many, Juneteenth is a time to reflect on the African American journey from the brutality of slavery to the resilience of ...
Communities across central Illinois are coming together with celebrations, events, parades and more to honor Juneteenth.
In a unanimous, 38-page ruling, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that the ...
Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of ...