Juneteenth

People across the country and in Massachusetts commemorated the end of slavery in the U.S. on Wednesday. Juneteenth celebrations have existed since the end of the Civil War, but it only became a federal holiday three years ago. From flag raisings to parades, folks across the commonwealth had a day off and took time to reflect on the country’s...

An incredible piece of history was recently discovered in the backyard of a Saugus, Massachusetts, resident, and the researchers who unearthed the finding are sharing its story just in time for the Juneteenth holiday. Researchers from the University of New Hampshire and Northeastern University teamed up and found the remnants of a home that once belonged to one of the…

If you’re looking for ways to celebrate Juneteenth, Boston has some events planned across the city on Wednesday.

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Many Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free.

Here’s what to know about the federal holiday and what it mean for U.S. workers on June 19 this year.

Authorities in Texas say a shooting in a park left two people dead and several wounded on Saturday.

The holiday marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned they had been freed, two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

The Emancipation Proclamation will be permanently displayed next to the Constitution, Bill of Rights and Declaration of Independence in D.C.

Boston celebrated Juneteenth with flag raisings, parades and numerous other events throughout the city on Monday. The holiday marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed, two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The day started in Boston with an event at the JFK Library in Dorchester at 10:30 a.m., followed by…

Monday represents Juneteenth, the second year the holiday has been recognized federally. Many celebrations are planned in the Boston area.

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities.

Mrs. Cooper died in March of 2023 at the age of 92. Her remains were to be placed in the same plot where her husband was buried 22 years ago. The two would be reunited in death — or so they thought.

The Embrace Ideas Festival wrapped up Friday with a joy-filled Embrace Boston block party at the community college in Roxbury. The festival is a yearly celebration of ideas about arts and culture, and the 3-day gathering is rooted in racial equity, healing, well being and joy. The annual festival is always wrapped around Juneteenth, which is this coming Monday, so…

A San Diego family who served as a long-time pillar of the Black community starting in 1960s is suing a local cemetery for allegedly losing their father’s remains after he died 20 years ago.

Fort Worth is hosting Opal Lee’s annual Walk For Freedom, and the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” said she’s not slowing down anytime soon.

Many Americans will be marking Juneteenth this month. It’s the day when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free.

Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021. Here’s what you need to know about this important holiday.

In Boston and across the nation, Juneteenth is commemorated by moments of community, education, festivity and observance of one’s culture. But what is the holiday, and how can Bostonians get involved in the celebration? On June 19, 1865 — months after the end of the Civil War— Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to begin freeing enslaved people, a day…

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host a Juneteenth concert next week in a “celebration of community, culture and music,” the White House announced Wednesday.