Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On June 19, 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Brandon Stokes teaches ciLiving host, Jaclyn Friedlander the history and importance of Juneteenth Juneteenth, celebrated every ...

In 2021, 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 Biden ...

After decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth – the long-standing holiday that commemorates the arrival of news of emancipation and freedom to enslaved Black people in ...

Protesters marched over the Brooklyn Bridge, chanted “We want justice now!” near St. Louis' Gateway Arch, stopped work at West Coast ports and paused for a moment of silence at the Martin Luther King ...

Though tied to one historic date, the meaning of Juneteenth stretches far beyond June 19, 1865. On that day, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that all enslaved people were free, ...

The federal holiday of Juneteenth falls on Thursday and will mean a number of closures for certain businesses. The annual holiday falls on June 19 and was first designated a holiday in 2021 by ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Juneteenth is more than a holiday. It is not just a commemoration of the end of slavery. It is a day ...

Communities across the Charlotte area are commemorating Juneteenth with a series of events celebrating Black freedom, culture, and community. From Uptown Charlotte to surrounding cities like ...

COMMEMORATING THE END OF SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES. RIGHT NOW, THE HOLIDAY IS BEING CELEBRATED WITH A GATHERING OF BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES AT FOURTH STREET LIVE. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE FOR YOU ...