Red, white and blue are the colors of the American flag, but they also grace the face of another quintessential American banner: the official Juneteenth flag. It was 161 years ago that enslaved people ...

Food trucks, family and fun against the backdrop of American history drew hundreds to "the people's house" for the holiday celebration. RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- For the first time in state history, the ...

Protesters chant as they march after a Juneteenth rally at the Brooklyn Museum, June 19, 2020, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. In the wake of the nationwide outcry over the killing of George ...

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed enslaved people that they were free — more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Under bright blue skies, large crowds gathered Saturday to celebrate Juneteenth in San Francisco, dancing, cheering and waving flags in a day of joy marking the end of slavery ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Signs outside the Mosaic Templars Cultural Center in Little Rock, Arkansas detail the history of the historic west 9th Street ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Juneteenth celebrations across Chicago and surrounding communities on Saturday brought music, dance and multigenerational gatherings this weekend, with more events continuing through ...