The celebration in Leimert Park, billed as a “Black Family Reunion,” included many of the emotions that come with family ...

Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas.

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The Walk for Freedom is held on Juneteenth to mark the two-and-a-half-year delay between the Emancipation Proclamation and ...

Fort Worth celebrated Juneteenth with Opal Lee’s annual Walk for Freedom, a symbolic 2.5-mile event representing the delay in ...

June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.

Lee couldn’t lead the Walk for Freedom due to health issues, but walkers still felt inspired by the Grandmother of Juneteenth ...

Roderick Miles Jr., the Tarrant County Commissioner of Precinct 1, hugs Dione Sims, the granddaughter of Opal Lee, following ...

The hard-won freedom of enslaved people and the enduring progress of the African American community will be celebrated across the nation on Juneteenth –  the oldest known celebration commemorating the ...

What happens to a holiday when its most beloved champion cannot join the celebration? On Thursday, hundreds still showed up ...

Opal Lee was 89 when she began her campaign to make the day a federal holiday. At 98. she's still an inspiration ...

Numerous events are scheduled across Southern California in celebration, including a walk in Pacoima honoring the woman dubbed the "Grandmother of Juneteenth." ...