For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy — such as parades or cookouts.

Now, with federal recognition and for many, the day off, opportunities to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday have become more ...

The word at the sixth annual Juneteenth Festival in New Orleans on Thursday was heritage. Among the throngs who gathered in ...

NEW ORLEANS ( WGNO) — Ancestral Odyssey is a new immersive exhibition at the New Orleans African American Museum.

True Friends Hall in Donaldsonville, once a staple of Black culture and music, is undergoing a $1.3 million restoration ...

Dr. Halifu Osumare stood in front of a crowd at Celebration Arts near Leland Stanford Park in the New Era Park neighborhood Thursday morning and prepared to pour a small cup of water onto the roots of ...

Rocky Young emphasizes the importance of observing the holiday in Lafayette as well.

The third annual event brings fun, water, and a deeper mission to the community as part of New Orleans’ Juneteenth celebrations.

The emancipation took place on June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...

Juneteenth, which commemorates the day around 250,000 enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom, became a federal holiday in 2021.

The jubilee was put on by the Young Professionals of Color Greater Harrisburg. It’s part of the wider Juneteenth celebration ...

Shannon Price is questioned about her "potential involvement" in Gary Coleman's sudden death in 2010 on the A&E new series, ...