The week of events brings in people from far and wide to Paducah to celebrate. This year's theme is "Legacy & Lineage: A ...

Billionaire hedge funder Kenneth Griffin was the buyer of record-breaking copies of the 13th Amendment and the Emancipation ...

Kenneth Griffin, the billionaire art collector and hedge fund founder, purchased the document that abolished slavery, as well ...

For nearly two centuries, the Danish West Indies were entangled in the brutal Atlantic Slave Trade, which saw the forced ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s.

Mail deliveries may be impacted on Juneteenth, the holiday in which Americans celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S.

For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are ...

Juneteenth Celebration (East Palo Alto): June 21, 11:30 a.m. – 7 p.m., Bell Street Park. The City of East Palo Alto and Live in Peace are putting on this Juneteenth Celebration, which is set to have ...

Cooking Camp — Mexican Fiesta: On the menu for this week will be enchiladas, empanadas, tortilla soup, queso (think nachos), Mexican-inspired chocolate cookies and much more. 9 a.m., La Toque de Cindy ...

Denver’s Juneteenth Parade marched through the Five Points neighborhood, kicking off the Juneteenth Music Festival on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Juneteenth celebrates the day African Americans ...

Abraham Lincoln was an American hero — but a flawed one. As we approach Juneteenth, let’s also acknowledge some ugly truths that reflect the times in which our our 16th president lived. Juneteenth ...