Last year, the U.S. government finally caught up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe ...

DALLAS -- Opal Lee, 95, spent years lobbying for federal recognition of Juneteenth, and her work finally paid off. "I still pinch myself sometimes, to see if it really happened," said Lee, known as ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- It's been a day of celebration through song and dance. A resounding noise rang through Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Fuller Park as singers spoke for their voiceless ...

My family has gathered to celebrate Juneteenth for as long as I can remember. Dustin Pickett (provided) I can smell the whole pig (or "hog," as we call it in rural North Carolina) purchased from ...

The Department of Africana Studies celebrates Juneteenth, the oldest commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Although there are many historic moments of emancipation — including, ...

Juneteenth is celebrated as the end of slavery in the U.S. Celebration, reflection and progression are what historians say some African Americans across the country anticipate each year with the ...

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