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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - For a third year, the 1865 Society of Pender County will host a Juneteenth celebration at the Pender County Courthouse square. Karen Molloy and Teshenna Newton with the 1865 ...

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 ...

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 ...

One holiday speaks to the country's promise, and the other represents the conclusion of one of the nation's darkest chapters.