People demonstrate June 19, 2020, in Chicago to mark Juneteenth.  Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.

Ashanti headlines the R&B Music Experience. Our picks for the 2025 Juneteenth holiday also include a silent dance party and a ...

A Juneteenth parade celebrating the contributions of African Americans to the city and to the world took place Saturday on ...

From wellness retreats to lectures and film screenings, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Chicago.

The annual Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony, featuring guest speakers including Mayor Brandon Johnson, was held Monday ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. There will be celebrations ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed - after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation.

Black Girl Vitamins believes that in America's current political climate, Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the ...

Looking for the best things to do in Chicago this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your ...

Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived at Galveston on June 19, 1865, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. That was more than two months after ...

Juneteenth Chicagoland’s Intersection of Celebration and Calls for Justice The mid-June sunshine reveals Bronzeville streets ...