Formal kick-off ceremony for the 32nd annual Juneteenth celebration at Lansing Community College. June 18, 2025 | Photo by Leah Craig The 32nd annual Juneteenth celebration in Lansing began Wednesday ...

Juneteenth is the oldest known US celebration of the end of slavery. African-Americans and others mark the anniversary much like the Fourth of July, with parties, picnics and gatherings with family ...

Juneteenth celebrations across New Hampshire Thursday marked the end of slavery in the U.S. nearly 160 years ago. But participants at many events, including at a freedom walk on the Seacoast, had the ...

The 2025 Summerfest kickoff included a special opening day ceremony also honoring Juneteenth. Summerfest and Milwaukee World Festival Inc. paired up with Northcott Neighborhood House to create the ...

More than 200 people took part in this year’s annual Juneteenth A Celebration of Freedom Walk on June 19 in Grayslake. Thursday’s weather for the walk, which began shortly after 5 p.m., was mostly ...

Juneteenth celebrations are taking place nationwide Sunday. Opal Lee, 95, has spent much of her life advocating for civil rights. When she was just 12, her family home was vandalized and set ablaze by ...

The last four annual Juneteenth flag raisings happened outside City Hall, but the city's new flag-raising policy limits "cultural flags" to one day. Worcester's Black Heritage Committee has organized ...

Donald Trump removed some regular US holidays and added his own birthday to make it a holiday event in the US.

National park visitors will receive free admission on President Donald Trump ’s birthday next year, but will have to pay a regular fee on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth, after the National ...