SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Juneteenth was the day that the news that slavery had ended finally reached people in Texas. It's a conversation that until recently many families haven't had with their ...

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Last year, the U.S. government finally caught up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe ...

This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth, which commemorates the day the last group of enslaved people found out they had been freed. Long a holiday in the Black community and now ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester is gearing up to celebrate Juneteenth with a series of events and activities throughout the city. Renowned children’s book author Alice Faye Duncan is in town to educate ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Corey D. B. Walker, Wake Forest University Combining history and memoir, Annette ...

The yearly celebration of slavery’s demise has been going on in the Quad-Cities for 20 years, but it still is changing. Organizers of the Juneteenth commemoration, in its third year at LeClaire Park, ...

The event will run from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 19. It will feature art, music, performances and more family-friendly fun. Other WRAL Top Stories Admission is free for all outdoor events, ...

President Donald Trump made a series of promises at a campaign event in Atlanta on Friday in a bid to woo Black voters, including establishing Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of U.S. slavery, ...