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

For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy — such as parades or cookouts.

Isabella Aldrete, the Nevada Independent It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been ...

Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States by commemorating June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas.

When Union Army General Gordon Granger came to Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, to announce the end of slavery, his order ...

Gail Pellum is keeping the spirit and memory of Juneteenth alive in a way that would have made her great-grandmother proud. For 41 years, Pellum and her non-profit organization African American ...

Black Texans and African Americans worldwide have been celebrating Juneteenth.It was 159 years ago that almost 2,000 Union ...