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The African American Advisory Board with the Jacksonville mayor’s office is holding a celebration for Juneteenth on Tuesday.
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day or the Second Independence Day, celebrates Black freedom ...
“You’ve got to know your past so you can move forward in a positive way,” said Jackie Ruffin Pittman, who performed a ...
For beginners and those brushing up on history, here are some answers about Juneteenth and several Juneteenth events in Atlanta.
Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...
It is Juneteenth week! The holiday recognizes the summer day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and ...
Juneteenth Tasting Event, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Findlay Market, 1801 Race St., Over-the-Rhine. Celebrate the cuisine of the ...
The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries.
A celebration of Black history and freedom, the day rose in prominence following the sweeping protests against racial ...
Communities across Florida are gearing up to celebrate Juneteenth — a celebration of slavery's end in the U.S. Here's what is ...
The event at the college’s Hermann Fine Arts Center featured food, Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass reenactment ...
An hour from Houston sit historical markers, marking the significance of the federal holiday. ABC13 goes in-depth all week on Juneteenth and what it means.