Emancipation Day celebrates when Andrew Johnson freed his slaves on August 8, 1863. Sam Johnson, a former slave, set up the ...

ALTON - Alton has a long-standing Juneteenth Celebration tradition and the Juneteenth Committee is already in preparation for ...

The festival, set for four stages in the Downtown Cultural Arts District from Nov. 13 to 5, released its lineup Monday. It ...

On June 19, I was honored to be crowned the first Miss Juneteenth Alabama. This summer, I was invited to experience the world ...

Oklahoma State Senator Nikki Nice advocates for recognizing Juneteenth as a state holiday, citing Oklahoma's historic ties.

Juneteenth celebrations originated in Galveston, Texas, starting in 1866 Mixed reactions followed Granger's proclamation.

Biden’s post-presidency is already striking. His memoir sold for $10 million—a major sum, but tens of millions less than ...

"Like the Met Gala, I think there's some anticipation that builds, because there's some folks that people know are gonna show ...

For the talent portion of the Miss Juneteenth Texas pageant, I created and destroyed a piece entitled “Not Fragile Like ...

The Galveston Wharves is celebrating its 200th anniversary this year with three big events in October, all hosted by the port and funded by bicentennial sponsors, including presenting sponsors ...