While there are several Juneteenth events taking place all across Columbus, one venue stands out from the rest — the historic Lincoln Theatre, which has served as a cultural hub for African-American ...

On that date, Union troops freed a quarter-million African American slaves in Texas. It was the last state to recognize President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation issued on Jan. 1, 1863.

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves effective January of ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Kettering is celebrating Juneteenth with a “Party in the Park”. Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth was only recently established as a federal ...

PHILADELPHIA -- The Juneteenth holiday recognizes the first day of freedom for enslaved Africans in Texas and commemorates the end of slavery in the United States as a whole. The Emancipation ...

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 ...

President Donald Trump seemingly took a dig at Juneteenth in a social media post late on the holiday. "It is costing our Country $BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to keep all of ...

Juneteenth is described as America's second Independence Day or Freedom Day, commemorating the end of slavery in Texas. The holiday gained national prominence in 2020 following protests against racial ...

It's time to celebrate Juneteenth, the country's youngest federal holiday. Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – June 19, also known as Juneteenth, is a day to celebrate the freedom of people once enslaved in the United States. On June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, ...

Marking a pivotal day in 1865 when emancipation reached the last confederate state to hold slaves, Juneteenth is now a federal holiday. More than 150 years later, that day—and this selection of essays ...