Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration of the ending of slavery. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended ...

Most of the children in attendance looked at it while considering what freedom meant to them for the Spirit of Emancipation Poster Contest hosted by the Corpus Christi Juneteenth Coalition.

A few hours before the event, the city sent out a press release announcing that Mayor Justin Elicker and Board of Alders President Tyisha Walker-Myers (pictured above) had declared Juneteenth a city ...

The San Francisco Board of Education approved a resolution Wednesday making Juneteenth - June 19 - a district holiday. Juneteenth celebrates the day in 1865 that African Americans in Galveston ...

This Juneteenth, celebrate with a free Savannah Morning News exclusive digital poster designed by Lowcountry artist Amiri Farris. “I wanted to [create] a piece that talked about the different ...

Juneteenth was formally recognized as a federal holiday earlier this month when President Joe Biden signed a bill establishing it as such. Massachusetts followed suit, and Select Board Chair Keri ...

On June 3, Hardy-Doubleday says, the NAACP submitted a letter to the Select Board asking for the organization’s request to fly the Juneteenth flag to be put on the board’s agenda for June 14.

The significance of Juneteenth has been well-known for at least 49 years in Buffalo, ... The Editorial Board: Juneteenth is a day of celebration and remembrance. Jun 15, 2024 ...

The Tulsa school board voted Thursday evening to suspend district operations on Friday in observation of Juneteenth. The nationwide annual celebration of the end of slavery in the United States ...