Until recently, not many people outside of the Black community knew about Juneteenth. Now it's a federal holiday, and more people than ever are celebrating it, including in Seattle.

Juneteenth celebrations are gearing up in and around Seattle to commemorate June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free — over two years after President ...

Seattle’s Cultural Food Tours is hosting a Juneteenth Walking Tour in Seattle’s historic Central District. The walking tour will last two hours and will feature an array of food and history ...

Seattle has several events this month to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas learned they were free. Here are a few of our top picks. All are ...

Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The tradition began in 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Texas received word, belatedly, of their emancipation. The ...

Seattle police work to rebuild relationships at Juneteenth celebration, recruit new officers by Chris Daniels, KOMO News Senior Reporter Tue, June 20th 2023 at 5:31 PM ...

Seattle's latest political outrage claims enforcing parking laws is racist, ... Activists held a Juneteenth event at Jimi Hendrix Park that reportedly attracted over 8,500 people, ...

Juneteenth — also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day — celebrates June 19, 1865, the day Union troops landed in Galveston, ... .” “I just became such a perfectionist,” the Grammy-nominated ...

Juneteenth celebrations took place across the U.S., commemorating the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas learned of their freedom. While long honored by Black Americans, the holiday has ...

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, before it became a federal holiday.