Gary Burke looked on proudly in his Civil War-era U.S. Colored Troops uniform as Juneteenth festivities unfolded at the Tennessee State Museum. He watched as the Sankofa African Drum and Dance group ...

In the face of federal funding cuts, a scaled-back celebration still brought San Diegans together to celebrate Juneteenth, honoring the day with music, history and community. The annual, free event, ...

“Freedom, that’s it,” Juneteenth event attendee Carla Pennington said. “Just freedom. They brought us over here from Africa, and we had to do all of this stuff against our will. And our ancestors ...

People of all backgrounds celebrated Juneteenth, a fairly new holiday signed into law in June 2021. “And just the long way that we’ve come to get to this point and be able to celebrate,” says ...

AUGUSTA, GA – On Juneteenth weekend, the Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) marked its 5th anniversary and Black Music Month with a historic summit at the estate of the legendary James Brown, hosted ...

Johnson spoke about the festival and felt that it was a big success. It was important for the festival to be held at City Hall as it was the place where 5,000 freed slaves gathered after receiving ...

Today is Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when U.S. Army troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to inform some of the last enslaved Americans that they were free. They were enforcing the Emancipation ...

Corpus Christi's bayfront came alive with culture and celebration as the city hosted the Coastal Bend Juneteenth Festival at Water’s Edge Park from June 20 to 22, according to Caller Times. The ...

A celebration borne out of the struggle Black people face. While most Americans prepare to celebrate the country’s freedom on July 4, many Black people in the United States recognize June 19 as their ...

Were you Seen at these two Juneteenth events in the Capital Region? Were you Seen at the Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Music Celebration on June 17, 2025, at the Palace Theatre in Albany? Were you ...

Are you ready to celebrate liberation? Every year on June 19, communities around the United States mark Juneteenth, the date the last 250,000-some enslaved African-Americans were freed in the United ...