Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Onlookers dance during the Juneteenth celebration at The Gateway in Salt Lake City on June 19, 2023. Juneteenth commemorates the ...

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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Juneteenth was the day that the news that slavery had ended finally reached people in Texas. It's a conversation that until recently many families haven't had with their ...

NEW ORLEANS — On a sweltering Juneteenth afternoon, kids and families in Algiers found the perfect way to beat the heat — and honor freedom — with a splash. Behrman Park was home to the third annual ...

More than 1,000 people gathered at the Harvey B. Gantt Center Wednesday afternoon to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday. Some people came to the African American arts and cultural center uptown just to ...

Juneteenth recognizes one of the most important moments in United States history. Also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day and Black Independence Day, ...

June 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It became a federal holiday in 2021 when then-President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth ...

This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth, which commemorates the day the last group of enslaved people found out they had been freed. Long a holiday in the Black community and now ...

In Juneteenth’s fifth year as a federal holiday, commemorations of the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States continue to evolve in the Baltimore area and beyond. Also called “America’s ...

June 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It became a federal holiday in 2021 when then-President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth ...