PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas and ...

It's the 156th anniversary of Juneteenth. For the first time in nearly 40 years, Juneteenth was officially made a national holiday. and just in time for Saturday's 156th anniversary of the day that ...

Union High School student Aaliyah Albert-Oliver was crowned Oklahoma’s Miss Juneteenth and went on to win the national title, ...

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. U.S. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, effectively ending slavery, but many slave owners didn’t ...