Those gathered June 19 for a Juneteenth commemoration in La Grange heard the Rev. Wheeler Parker tell of his cousin Emmett ...

By Daniel Johnson During an appearance during a Juneteenth commemoration at Galveston’s historic Reedy Chapel AME Church, former President Joe Biden took the opportunity to call for Americans to unite ...

Juneteenth celebrations took place across the U.S., commemorating the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas learned of their freedom. While long honored by Black Americans, the holiday has ...

Acknowledging the historical link between the end of Black slavery in the U.S. and the creation of the State of West Virginia ...

Keeta Floyd and her husband Philonise Floyd, the brother of George Floyd, were part of a Juneteenth panel discussion on ...

Louis Durgado honored Haigler with a song titled “Color of History,” which debuted at the event and deeply inspired her. Haigler said she, Durgado, Jarvis Bailey and others are in partnership to ...