The 517 Juneteenth weekend kicked off Thursday, June 19, with a seminar and mixer focused on Black wellness. On Friday, Ourspace hosted an ice cream social ahead of Saturday’s festival.

Officially known as Juneteenth National Independence Day, the day […]© Local News Matters ‘Like a big family reunion’: Richmond marks Juneteenth celebration with parade, music ...

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when the Union Army traveled to Galveston, Texas, to announce that all enslaved Black Americans were free, according to the National Museum of African ...

Juneteenth, deeply rooted in Galveston, Texas, history, marks the day in 1865 when Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived with U.S. troops to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation and bring freedom to ...

The music celebration honors Juneteenth through Harlem's own place in Black history. The Big Band Jubilee in Harlem celebrates Juneteenth through the neighborhood’s enduring jazz music legacy ...