Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States by commemorating June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the ...

It took a while. But the most recent federal holiday to be added to the calendar, it turns out, is the most American holiday ...

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

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — By the time the drumming and dancing starts Thursday, an organization that promotes African American ...

Isabella Aldrete, the Nevada Independent It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been ...

For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy — such as parades or ...