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.

Supporters of President Donald Trump have flown into conniptions over Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s creation of a task ...

Black Girl Vitamins (BGV), a brand deeply committed to the health and empowerment of the Black community, announced its ...

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Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony, featuring guest speakers including Mayor Brandon Johnson, was held Monday morning at Daley ...

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From wellness retreats to lectures and film screenings, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Chicago.

Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived at Galveston on June 19, 1865, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. That was more than two months after ...

Thursday is Juneteenth but celebrations have already begun. The Atlanta History Center celebrated with an event focused on Black craftmanship over the weekend and the 13th annual Juneteenth Atlanta ...

Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the ...

Coinciding with both Juneteenth and Pride Month, a new health clinic offering culturally competent care to Black LGBTQ+ ...