LOS ANGELES -- Elita Adjei was born in Houston and raised in California, where she and her family carried on Juneteenth traditions and celebrations passed down over the years. Adjei welcomed us into ...
While corporations, educational institutions and government agencies are backing away from diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, Juneteenth celebrations are going on as scheduled. Commemorating ...
NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Juneteenth foods celebrate freedom and tradition, but the color of the dishes also has a special meaning. "From the motherland in Africa, we have some jollof rice," said Joseph ...
LOS ANGELES -- Being from Houston, Texas, Elita Adjei learned to celebrate Juneteenth the way her grandparents and their parents before them had--with food and family. Join us as we dive into some of ...
For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — ...
ANDERSON, S.C. (WSPA) – Several events are going on in honor of Juneteenth. The Mountain Spring Baptist Church East campus was full of action, commemorating the end of slavery. A large crowd spent the ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Juneteenth was the day that the news that slavery had ended finally reached people in Texas. It's a conversation that until recently many families haven't had with their children. In ...
Well over one hundred individuals experienced soulful foods, dance performances, music and happy chatter at the Juneteenth Celebration hosted by the Southside Community Center. The event included food ...