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The Southeast Kentucky African American Museum and Cultural Center hosted ‘Roots: Black Art in These Hills-View From My ...
With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally rang true for more Americans.
The Well Experience, a social work nonprofit, hosted its annual Juneteenth parade on Thursday in Urbana. The event featured ...
Juneteenth celebrates the day in 1865 that enslaved African Americans, isolated in Texas, learned they had been freed. Some ...
Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, attracting participants who said current events strengthened ...
Juneteenth has long been celebrated by the African American community. The holiday dates back to June 19, 1865, marking the day the last remaining enslaved people in Texas found out they were free.
But on this year’s Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the usually talkative president kept silent about a day important to Black ...
Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, is being celebrated across the country this week with parades, cookouts, and educational ...
The rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, whose congregants first gathered outdoors in secret before ...
Whether it's a nice suit or a nice evening gown, St. Joseph residents put their best outfits together for the St. Joseph ...
This Juneteenth, neighbors in Tallahassee’s Betton Hills join historians and community leaders to honor the lives buried in a ...
For many United States (U.S.) citizens, Juneteenth was proclaimed a national holiday during the confounding times of our ...