News

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — By the time the drumming and dancing starts Thursday, an organization that promotes African American ...
Coastal Georgians gathered on Juneteenth and throughout the weekend to recognize Juneteenth, the day that recognizes June 19, ...
For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy — such as parades or ...
The Los Angeles Dodgers blocked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from entering their stadium on Thursday, as ...
President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...
On Juneteenth, the federal holiday celebrating the moment when the last enslaved people received word of the Emancipation ...
Juneteenth became an official federal holiday starting in 2021 under former President Joe Biden to recognize the freedom of ...
Juneteenth, the nation's most recent federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery ...
The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four ...
Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...