It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

The City of Kilgore celebrated Juneteenth with a parade and cookout on Saturday. The Kilgore Legacy Foundation hosted the event and presented scholarships to their 2025 Juneteenth king and queen for essays they wrote on freedom.

The federal holiday, celebrated on June 19, is embraced as a nationwide celebration of Black history. Here’s how and where to partake.

Juneteenth recognizes one of the most important moments in U.S. history commemorating the end of slave. Here's when and why we celebrate.

The town of Brighton celebrated Juneteenth early at its Farmers’ Market on Sunday on Winton Road South near Brighton High School. READ MORE,

Is Juneteenth a federal holiday? Yes. It's the youngest federal holiday and rose to prominence in 2020. President Joe Biden declared it a federal holiday in 2021. Are banks closed

An early Juneteenth celebration Saturday in Richton Park was the first of several this week int he south and southwest suburbs.

At 8 p.m. Friday, June 20, through Monday, June 23, at Marigny Opera House. Tickets $31.37-$78.33 (including fees) via eventbrite.com. Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, commemorates the day when enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reached Texas,

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - KLEK held their annual Juneteenth Community Church Service at New Life Empowerment Ministries. An annual celebration of freedom and keeping the faith. Coordinator Allie Tabor, said faith and Juneteenth go hand in hand.

June 19, also known as Juneteenth, is the celebration of the day that slavery ended in the United States. The Northern Kentucky celebration began on Saturday in Covington, and included a parade that started on Greenup Street and went to Covington Landing along the Ohio River.

Juneteenth will be celebrated with a weekend-long list of events known as Harboring Hope, the city department of recreation announced on Facebook. The festivities will kick off with a community cookout at Memorial Park on Thursday from noon to 4 p.