PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — By the time the drumming and dancing starts Thursday, an organization that promotes African American ...

A ceremonial groundbreaking will be held Thursday for the rebuilding of one of the nation's oldest Black churches , whose ...

There are several events planned in the Sacramento area this week in celebration of Juneteenth, which is also known as ...

America’s newest national holiday today also rises as America’s most misunderstood federal holiday. Part of that misunderstanding may come from its novelty to the masses. After all, Juneteenth has ...

June 19, 1865—when word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the slaves in  Galveston Bay, Texas. Union General Gordon Granger delivered the news that President Lincoln had issued two and a half ...

MIDLAND, Texas — A Midland pageant honoring Juneteenth is doing more than crowning winners. It’s giving young Black students ...