PORTSMOUTH — Every inch of shade was valuable real estate during the annual Juneteenth ceremony Wednesday. The ceremony was held in 90-plus-degree weather at the African Burying Ground, where ...

GALVESTON, Texas - When most Americans think of July 4, they think of independence, freedom, liberty — America and all of its grandeur. But when you ask Nia Miranda what that date means to her ...

“This Juneteenth, the call for reparations grows louder,'' New Yorkers for Reparations, a coalition of grassroots groups, said in a statement Wednesday. “As cities and states across the country take ...

But for African Americans, a different date signifies independence: June 19, 1865. The date has been referred to as Freedom Day, Black Independence Day, or most commonly, Juneteenth.

Oxford African American Studies Center, Emancipation and the Meaning of Juneteenth, accessed June 17, 2020 JCPenney, CEO Jill Soltau Shares a Juneteenth Message with Fellow Associates , June 15, 2020 ...

Juneteenth has been celebrated within the African American community for years, but a Gallup poll last year found that 62 percent of Americans know "a little" or "nothing at all" about it.

While Juneteenth is well-known and celebrated within the African-American community, many Americans were unaware of the holiday before 2021, and others are still in the dark about the true history ...

PORTSMOUTH — Every inch of shade was valuable real estate during the annual Juneteenth ceremony Wednesday. The ceremony was held in 90-plus-degree weather at the African Burying Ground, where ...

Gloria Carter dances with other attendees during the annual Juneteenth Community Day at the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville, Tenn., Thursday, June 19, 2025.

Black Americans living overseas have embraced Juneteenth as a day of reflection and an opportunity to educate people in their host countries on Black history.

The African American Museum in Philadelphia celebrates Juneteenth with a block party on Arch Street and free admission to the museum. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Dr. Michael Wilson, assistant curator, said that ...