For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are ...

Galveston celebrates the 160th Juneteenth anniversary with a week of events honoring emancipation and African American ...

A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...

With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally ...

Galveston – Thursday marks 160 years since the end to slavery in the United States or Juneteenth. The island city of ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in ...

The celebration in Leimert Park, billed as a “Black Family Reunion,” included many of the emotions that come with family ...

Former President Joe Biden is expected to attend the emancipation march and subsequent service at Reedy Chapel Thursday.

Juneteenth, which commemorates the legacy of emancipation, means that many government offices are to close amid celebrations.

Valerie Boyer, Ohio History Connection's school and inclusive community programs coordinator, organized the Jubilee Day ...

Thursday, June 19 marks the Juneteenth holiday, the day in 1865 when enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas learned ...