A woman hands out Juneteenth flags to attendees during a Juneteenth celebration event at Black Lives Matter Plaza on June 19, 2023 in Washington, D.C. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) On Thursday, many in New ...

The word at the sixth annual Juneteenth Festival in New Orleans on Thursday was heritage. Among the throngs who gathered in the punishing afternoon heat for food and free music at Congo Square, a ...

Each year in mid-June, communities across the U.S. commemorate Juneteenth. According to the National Museum of African American History & Culture, “On June 19, 1865, nearly two years after President ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Juneteenth is our nation’s holiday that celebrates when all citizens were free. Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates when the enslaved in Galveston, Texas were freed, ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Various Juneteenth celebrations will take place around New Orleans beginning Thursday, June 19. The Descendants of Truth and Reconciliation Foundation and The Stories of Us have ...

Juneteenth, a centuries-old tradition that finds it’s origins in 1865 Galveston, Texas, has experienced a resurgence as of late with an initiative for the holiday’s federal recognition. To commemorate ...

Looking for more to do this week? Check out the latest on Gambit's calendar at calendar.gambitweekly.com. After years of performances of the Storyville-themed burlesque show, Van Ella Bordella, Lola ...

NEW ORLEANS — On a sweltering Juneteenth afternoon, kids and families in Algiers found the perfect way to beat the heat — and honor freedom — with a splash. Behrman Park was home to the third annual ...