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

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 ...

President Donald Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in ...

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

Juneteenth, observed annually on June 19, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.  The holiday ...

But on this year’s Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the usually talkative president kept silent about a day important to Black ...

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

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

For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy — such as parades or ...

The recently minted federal holiday commemorates the day slavery fell in Galveston, Texas — one of the last places Black people remained enslaved in the U.S. after the Civil War.