Juneteenth Legacy News Today

Local residents continue to have a wide variety of free activities available to them, some tied to the upcoming holidays.

Juneteenth is an important part of Americas history and progress towards equality. Learn more and celebrate the holiday with these Juneteenth quotes.

From the historical context to current day celebrations, historian Samuel Collins III of the Juneteenth Legacy Project shares information about Juneteenth and its history in his hometown of Galveston, Texas.

From the historical context to current day celebrations, historian Samuel Collins III of the Juneteenth Legacy Project shares information about Juneteenth and its history in his hometown of Galveston, Texas.

From the historical context to current day celebrations, historian Samuel Collins III of the Juneteenth Legacy Project shares information about Juneteenth and its history in his hometown of Galveston, Texas.

The Broadway League’s Black to Broadway Initiative has named Michael James Scott as host of this year’s Broadway Celebrates Juneteenth concert on Sunday, June 18th from 11:00am – 12:30pm (rain or shine).

BLACK ENTERPRISE retraced the footsteps of Galveston's formerly enslaved inhabitants to experience the sites that live to tell the story of emancipation.

NEW YORK — Some organizers of Juneteenth celebrations around the city admit they’ve been learning about the origins of the commemoration, but are eager to bring New Yorkers up to

The origins of Juneteenth, the country's newest holiday, aren't often covered in history classes.

The celebration honors June 19, 1865, when federal troops brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth was finally recognized as a federal holiday in 2021.