JUNETEENTH IS A HOLIDAY THAT CELEBRATES BLACK EMANCIPATION IN THE UNITED STATES, OFFICIALLY BECOMING A NATIONAL HOLIDAY IN 2020. AND EVER SINCE THE NAACP, OMAHA HAS BEEN ORGANIZING AN ANNUAL ...

Juneteenth is the celebration of Black Americans who were freed from bondage in Galveston, Texas, on June 19th, 1865, 2 years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Among the happenings at Green Bay's sixth annual Juneteenth celebration: a marriage proposal, a new hula hoop champion, and ...

The Marlon and Marcus Foundation, State Representative Kelvin Lawrence, and Prattville City Councilman Marcus Jackson will host a family night concert for the city of Prattville.

Saturday afternoon in Aurora, the African American Men of Unity hosted its 24th annual Juneteenth celebration, a community-wide, four-hour party at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park at 51 N.

The advocacy group Win With Black Men is starting an 18-city listening tour to strategize ways to help the community outside ...

The New York Public Library’s Schomburg Center celebrates its beginnings, at a moment when Black history is under attack.

Nigerian media host Morayo Afolabi-Brown revealed a common, fear-based parental warning to children traveling to the U.S.,"Avoid Black Americans." ...

By turning to legal intervention, universities treat artifacts as intellectual property and miss important opportunities to ...

On Juneteenth I think about all the freedom fighters — famous and forgotten — who walked before us. And I think about all of ...

The 48.3 million Black Americans in the United States are left wondering: With President Donald Trump’s direct assault on civil rights, federal agencies, and diversity, equity and inclusion ...

While individuals with darker skin, like many African Americans, benefit from higher melanin levels, which provide some natural protection from ultraviolet (UV) radiation, this protection is not ...