As the Juneteenth holiday approaches, you'll start to see various symbols of Blackness across the country. Front lawns, apartment balconies and clothing with the Pan-African flag, "Black Power" fist, ...

Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or Jubilee Day, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday traces its origins to June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in ...

Juneteenth was celebrated Friday afternoon during an event at Aurora University featuring music, performances, speeches, a flag-raising ceremony and more. The event, hosted by Aurora in Black, the ...

Long before Juneteenth became a federal holiday, Ben Haith was already carrying the vision. Known as BostonBen, the Connecticut-based activist, Army veteran, and former marketing professional created ...

Gov. Tony Evers raised the Juneteenth flag over the State Capitol in Madison on Wednesday. Wisconsin has recognized Juneteenth for more than a decade, but it is not a paid state holiday. State Sen.

Montclair residents found unity at a Juneteenth flag raising event.

Elected officials, community leaders, students, and more gathered at the San Diego County Administration building Thursday to hoist the official Juneteenth flag ahead of the official Friday holiday.

More than 400 Evanstonians and event attendees joined together in celebration at Arrington Lagoon in Dawes Park on Friday to celebrate Juneteenth, a federal holiday recognizing the official end of ...

NORRISTOWN — Elected officials, area residents and staff members gathered on Tuesday to raise the Juneteenth flag in Montgomery County. Around 100 people gathered outside the courthouse at the corner ...

Gov. JB Pritzker has called for all covered by the Illinois Flag Display Act to fly U.S. flag at half-staff in honor of Juneteenth National Freedom Day. According to a release American flags should be ...

Dozens of free festivals, performances and cultural events are planned across New Jersey for Juneteenth 2026. The federal holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, ...