Reflecting on the country's past to create a better future for all was part of the message at the 19th annual Juneteenth ...

The 2025 Syracuse Juneteenth Festival brought food, music and entertainment to Clinton Square on Saturday, June 14.

Reflecting on the country’s past to create a better future for all of us. That was part of the message for those who attended ...

Different events will take place in the Upstate for the Juneteenth holiday as many celebrate African American independence.

The Greater Rochester Martin Luther King Jr. Commission hosted the 2025 Juneteenth Parade and Festival on Saturday in ...

Rain couldn't put a damper on Brooklyn's Juneteenth parade. The community danced and marched from Gotham Health Center to ...

Programming will include music, storytelling, historical re-enactments, dance performances, a gospel concert, food tastings, ...

Juneteenth (June 19) marks the day at the end of the Civil War in 1865 that Union troops told the last slaves (in Galveston, ...

Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021. It celebrates June 19, 1865, the day slavery completely ended in America.

Activities at the Juneteenth festival commemorated not only the past, but also looked ahead to the future, especially for African Americans and their decades of struggle.

Music, dance and food are just part of the celebrations commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

The federal holiday, celebrated on June 19, is embraced as a nationwide celebration of Black history. Here’s how and where to ...