The flag’s designer shares the story and inspiration for his design.

We feature a special broadcast marking the Juneteenth federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom more than two years after the ...

On June 17, 2021, the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed into law, effectively making June 19tha federally recognized holiday. It commemorates the end of slavery in the United States ...

Today marks Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It honors the moment — on June 19, 1865 — that Union General Gordon Granger arrived in ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - WilmingtoNColor Heritage Tours is inviting the community to attend the Juneteenth Jamboree this weekend. Cedric Harrison, founder of WilmingtoNColor, visited the WECT studio ...

Children join Fran Hawkins in a libation ceremony during a Juneteenth Family Day, titled “Lifting Legacy, Revealing Truth,” ...

Alina Bloomgarden is changing lives through song with Music on the Inside, a non-profit that connects youth and adults impacted by incarceration with professional musicians as teachers and mentors, to ...

A Midlands mother spoke to WIS after a fight at Finlay Park ended the SC Juneteenth Freedom Fest ...

Written in ornate cursive by a general’s aide and signed by Maj. F.W. Emery on behalf of Granger, “General Orders No. 3” had ...

Eau Claire's Juneteenth celebration will begin at 5:30 p.m. June 19 at Carson Park's Pine Pavilion. News Release: Juneteenth, which is free and open to the public, will bring together area residents ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday, but not everything shuts down. Here is what's open and closed on Friday, June 19.