MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Tuesday kicks off Afro-Latino Week in the Mid-South, a celebration of the rich and diverse blended culture of African and Latin heritage. The events have been hosted every year ...

Juneteenth is the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed from bondage, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

on Aug. 29, 2013. Spencer, 6lack and Lupe Fiasco are among the artists who have recorded songs honoring Juneteenth for Apple Music. (AP Photo) ...