NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Juneteenth is our nation’s holiday that celebrates when all citizens were free. Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates when the enslaved in Galveston, Texas were freed, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Harrisburg, community leaders and young residents gathered to celebrate Black History Month while looking ahead to the city’s ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.The ...

PLATTSBURGH — The 2025 Juneteenth Colors of Freedom in the Adirondacks Celebration highlights past and present struggles, resilience and triumphs. The festivities begin with two art exhibits at the ...

State landmarks were being illuminated in red, black, and green for Juneteenth. Fifteen landmarks were lit statewide, including some of the SUNY and state office buildings, the Empire State Plaza and ...

ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - It wasn’t until 2021 that Juneteenth became a national holiday in the United States. The holiday is also known as Freedom Day and Emancipation Day as it commemorates the end of ...

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — In Harrisburg, community leaders and young residents gathered to celebrate Black History Month while looking ahead to the city’s upcoming Juneteenth festivities. The event, hosted by ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.Learn ...