The African American Association of Ghana (AAAG), in collaboration with the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has marked the 2025 Juneteenth, a commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African ...

Though Juneteenth gained federal recognition recently, it has been celebrated in a less formal capacity since 1865. Typically celebrated on June 19, the event commemorates the date when Major General ...

The anthem was written as a poem in 1900 to commemorate Abraham Lincoln’s birthday and adopted by the NAACP as its official song in 1919. That year included the Red Summer, during which white ...

Juneteenth marks the day when Union Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865 to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation signed by President Abraham Lincoln more than two years ...

In a safety and environmental effort, Lincoln City is turning away from its annual Fourth of July fireworks display show in favor of launching a new Independence Day tradition: a drone display event ...

For social justice activist Glenn Harris, President Donald Trump’s statement on Juneteenth, arguing there are “too many nonworking holidays in America” costing the country “billions of ...

Although President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the Confederate states in 1863, it could not be enforced in many places in the South until after the war. Even when ...

The city of Jacksonville celebrated Juneteenth and the grand re-opening of Lincoln Park Saturday. The day began with the annual Juneteenth parade, which featured more than 80 entries consisting of ...

Organizers of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. tell NPR how they're feeling this year. And NPR presents a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.

In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation — signed by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War — declared ... it took years for all enslaved people to actually be free. Juneteenth honors June 19, ...

On that date, Union troops freed a quarter-million African American slaves in Texas. It was the last state to recognize President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation issued on Jan. 1, 1863.

The Salina community came together this week to celebrate Juneteenth, honoring the official end of slavery in the United States with a series of events focused on unity, remembrance, and hope for ...