This June 19, Akron-area community members will celebrate the 161st Juneteenth, a holiday marking the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. Multiple ...

Stay active at the sixth annual Juneteenth Half Marathon & 10K on June 15. The races take place along the Civil War Defenses ...

This year's Juneteenth events, held to celebrate the end of slavery, come amid deep political divisions as the nation grapples with renewed questions about the arc of racial progress ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On a Saturday morning 161 years after U.S. troops entered Galveston, Texas to declare that enslaved people across the nation had ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Greater Rochester will be celebrating the Juneteenth holiday with many community, business, and city-hosted events. Here’s our list of the biggest Juneteenth celebrations in ...

BROOKLYN, N.Y (PIX11) — One of the largest celebrations for Juneteenth will take place this Saturday. The Juneteenth NYC 2026 event in Brooklyn is free and open to the public and will feature a parade ...

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. This year, the holiday will mark its 160 year of celebrations. Before Juneteenth became a national holiday, the day was widely popular ...