From Africa’s red dust plains to the icy heart of the Balkans, people have stepped away from old empires, broken unions and ...

Nigeria’s track and field star, Favour Ofili, has recently made headlines by allegedly switching allegiance from Nigeria to Turkey, a move that has sparked mixed reactions. In this article, Saturday ...

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 ...

Isabella Aldrete, the Nevada Independent It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been ...

Indianapolis celebrates Juneteenth while honoring local Black history and navigating political tensions around diversity.

The holiday is also known as Freedom Day and Emancipation Day as it commemorates the end of slavery in America.

Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...

The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, 1 Memorial Drive, is closed in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. Other banks, ...

Juneteenth is our nation’s holiday that celebrates when all citizens were free. Juneteenth is a federal holiday that ...