Area residents are invited once again to join in with all of the Juneteenth activities that are being brought to us by the ...

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.

Supporters of President Donald Trump have flown into conniptions over Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s creation of a task ...

Black Girl Vitamins believes that in America's current political climate, Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the ...

The annual Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony, featuring guest speakers including Mayor Brandon Johnson, was held Monday ...

US President Donald Trump arrived in Canada on Sunday for the Group of Seven leaders' summit.

From wellness retreats to lectures and film screenings, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Chicago.

Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived at Galveston on June 19, 1865, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. That was more than two months after ...

Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the ...

Coinciding with both Juneteenth and Pride Month, a new health clinic offering culturally competent care to Black LGBTQ+ ...

Also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or Black Independence Day, June 19, 2025 marks the fourth official ...