Entrance fees to all 63 of the nation’s national parks will be waived on Thursday as the National Park Service commemorates ...

Juneteenth, short for June 19th, commemorates the day the last remaining enslaved people in the U.S. — in Galveston, Texas — ...

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

Laredo and Webb County announced planned observances of Juneteenth including administrative offices closures and the impact ...

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 ...

Juneteenth marks a pivotal part of our nation's history. For one family, it's also a time to reflect on their past: the journey of their enslaved ancestors and the success that followed.

The festivities begin Thursday with live entertainment and games at the African American Museum and end Sunday with a concert ...

Several events are being held in the Houston area to commemorate the day slaves in Galveston learned that they had been freed.

It may be a new federally recognized holiday, but the roots of Juneteenth date back to 1865. Here’s how some Arizonans are ...

San Diego has several events to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...