Just 50 miles from Galveston Island, two community leaders are carrying the torch of freedom through affordable housing, wealth creation and

Cultural and food booths, entertainment and an invitation to join in the dancing were part of Skokie’s Juneteenth celebration held Saturday at Oakton Park. “The turnout has been great

It’s been four years since Juneteenth became a federal holiday, and Black revelers in metro Atlanta are finding unique ways to mark the occasion. The annual commemoration of the day in 1865 when formerly enslaved Black Americans in Galveston,

Juneteenth is the nation’s latest federal holiday, which commemorates the end of Black slavery in the United States. A Juneteenth Jubilee is scheduled from 3 to 7 p.m. on June 18, at Barstow Community College’s Viking Lounge, 2700 Barstow Road in Barstow.

Celebrate Juneteenth around D.C. with festivals, history and family-friendly gatherings. The big picture: Juneteenth — a new federal holiday marking the 1865 emancipation of enslaved people in Texas — has grown in popularity nationally amid Trumpian backlash.

For descendants of people who were enslaved by tribal nations, Juneteenth is both a celebration of freedom for people of African descent and a reminder of their struggle to be fully embraced by the Indigenous communities with whom they share history and in many cases ancestry.

Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., is celebrated with numerous events across the Lower Hudson Valley. Various locations are hosting events, including Bedford Hills, Carmel, Haverstraw, Ossining, Port Chester, and Pound Ridge. Juneteenth, which is commemorated June 19, honors the end of slavery in the United States.

After a difficult, contentious weekend at the 2025 U.S. Open, Rory McIlroy was ready to get out of Pennsylvania. McIlroy, 36, finished in a tie for 19th place at Oakmont Country Club on Sunday, June 15, eight shots behind the eventual winner, J.J. Spaun. The tournament saw McIlroy lash out in anger on Friday, June

The day's celebrations include historical commemorations, poetry, music, dancing and performances, and other community-centered activities.

With Juneteenth around the corner, several places on the central coast are holding events for the holiday. Sign up for our Newsletters Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery, when the last enslaved people learned of their freedom from Union General Gordon Granger.

Alive at Five, the City of Helena, the Montana Historical Society, The Myrna Loy, and the Holter Museum of Art have partnered to bring the following events

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