On Juneteenth 2025, the day commemorating the delayed emancipation of enslaved Americans in Texas in 1865, Rev. Torli H. Krua, founder of the Free Liberia Movement and Universal Human Rights ...

Boston police have identified the man who was shot and killed in a car on Juneteenth as 21-year-old Hyde Park resident Teo ...

NEW YORK — (AP) — U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish on Friday in a quiet return to trading following the Juneteenth ...

The emancipation took place on June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...

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On Juneteenth, Brown gave away hundreds of pairs of sneakers to students at a Dorchester Boys and Girls Club, making his first public appearance since undergoing knee surgery last week.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — By the time the drumming and dancing starts Thursday, an organization that promotes African American ...

Communities across Massachusetts came together to recognize Juneteenth.The federal holiday commemorates the day the last ...

Juneteenth, a fairly new federal holiday, remembers June 19, 1865, the day slaves in Galveston, Texas, were finally notified that they were freed through the Emancipation Proclamation, issued over two ...

The festivities at the Museum of African American History in Boston's Beacon Hill featured dancing, film screenings, performance, and Black-owned businesses.

While the tone was celebratory, many of those present said this year’s Juneteenth felt especially urgent — not just as a remembrance of emancipation but as a stand against efforts to suppress Black ...

Lawmakers reflected on the significance of Juneteenth Wednesday, promising that Massachusetts will fight for and support ...