Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, spoke at a Juneteenth celebration in Montgomery, Alabama, emphasizing the ongoing struggle for racial equality. Montgomery held multiple ...

Denham Springs residents and a handful of elected officials sang gospel songs and bowed their heads in prayer June 19 in the historic L.M. Lockhart Park Gym to commemorate the ending of slavery in the ...

One hundred sixty years ago today, Union General Gordon Granger delivered an announcement in Galveston, Texas, that changed American history. It began, the people are informed that in accordance with ...

Gary Burke looked on proudly in his Civil War-era U.S. Colored Troops uniform as Juneteenth festivities unfolded at the Tennessee State Museum. He watched as the Sankofa African Drum and Dance group ...

RICHMOND, Va. — A celebration on the campus of Virginia Union University Thursday morning brought together dozens to commemorate the 135th anniversary of Juneteenth in a deeply personal way. For those ...

Juneteenth celebrations happened across Milwaukee on Thursday. The city is home to one of the country's longest-running Juneteenth celebrations. New this year, Juneteenth Day festivities will extend ...

Visitors take part in a drum circle during the Indiana State Museum’s Juneteenth celebration. This year’s event will be held Saturday at the museum, with free admission and activities will center ...

The City of Garland will host its annual Juneteenth Celebration on June 14, featuring live music, local food, an art ...

As Bryan Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative, introduced the Jason Max Ferdinand Singers on June 19 to celebrate Juneteenth, he acknowledged the failures of ...