It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The ...

(The Hill) — Juneteenth is a federal holiday that recognizes the freedom of formerly enslaved Black people. The commemoration traditionally takes place on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when ...

Juneteenth will be marked on Thursday, June 19, 2025. Juneteenth commemorates the day — June 19, 1865 — when federal soldiers arrived in Galveston to take control of Texas and ensure the slaves were ...

This year’s celebration is centered on building Black wealth, health, excellence and strong families, bringing the Naples ...

Despite some on-again, off-again thunderstorms, the third annual Juneteenth Celebration went on as scheduled Thursday evening at Dodge Park in Sterling Heights. A smaller-than-usual crowd turned for ...

Happy Thursday, folks, where we’ve got a correction to make. When we reported on proposed updates to the city’s vacation rental ordinance earlier this week, we said that the Administrative Appeals ...