It is Juneteenth week! The holiday recognizes the summer day in 1865 when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas and ...

Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of ...

Houston's Juneteenth celebration of legacy will honor the life of Sheila Jackson Lee ...

As you make your summer travel plans, these museums and exhibits dedicated to Black history and culture should be on your ...

Johnson unveiled a reparations plan and grant program for the community impacted by "historic slavery" amid a DOJ racism probe.

Get used to it: The blow for blow, tit for tat is an example of the extent that politics has permeated every level of ...

MLK Jr. Parade & Juneteenth Celebration is this Thursday, June 19, 2025. You’re sure to see a neighbor. Parade lineup starts at 8:30 a.m. at Chilhowee Park and steps off at 10 a.m., marching down ...

Juneteenth is coming up, which means many businesses will be closed. Find out if banks in Illinois will be open.

Area residents are invited once again to join in with all of the Juneteenth activities that are being brought to us by the ...

Looking for the best things to do in Chicago this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your list! June is bursting with Juneteenth and Pride events all over the city ...

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.

Supporters of President Donald Trump have flown into conniptions over Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s creation of a task ...