Americans will celebrate Juneteenth on Thursday, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of ...
Longtime Juneteenth event organizer William “B” Marshall on Wednesday sued Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and the city, alleging the mayor withheld funding and services and delayed permits for Marshall’s ...
Bryon Pitts, co-anchor of ABC News’ “Nightline,” is featured in “Juneteenth: A Celebration of Overcoming,” airing on June 19, 2020. Lorenzo Bevilaqua ABC Juneteenth: A Celebration of Overcoming (8 p.m ...
SHADYSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD. EARLIER THIS SUMMER, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PACKED MELLON SQUARE PARK FOR THIS YEAR’S JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. BUT IT DIDN’T COME WITHOUT ITS HICCUPS. AND NOW AN 18 PAGE LAWSUIT ...
A lawsuit was filed Wednesday by attorneys representing William "B" Marshall and his wife, Margo, organizers of the Western Pennsylvania Juneteenth Celebration. The lawsuit alleges that Mayor Ed ...