Juneteenth is a very significant holiday for Black people. Observed every June 19, it marks the day in 1865 when Union troops landed in Galveston, Texas, to free the last enslaved Black Americans.

HOUSTON — It’s a big honor for KHOU 11! Our documentary Juneteenth, 1865 to 2024: A Legacy of Song has won the Regional Murrow Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. Congratulations ...

HARLEM -- Many gathered in Marcus Garvey Park in Harlem on Saturday to remember a cultural turning point and to watch 'Summer of Soul' - a new documentary coming to Hulu and theaters that chronicles ...

Waynesboro Public Library will host a screening and discussion of the Juneteenth documentary "Juneteenth: Faith and Freedom" on June 13. The event will feature a discussion led by former Waynesboro ...

When Rasool Berry grew up hearing about Juneteenth, he heard the same false story most Americans do: That the holiday celebrated the date, June 19, 1865, when Galveston, Texas, finally received word ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday to mark the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas. The ...

The late activist, scholar, and filmmaker Marlon T. Riggs wanted to bury the silence and exhume the voice, especially when it came to conversations and stories about Black people, and specifically ...

Juneteenth—also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or the country's second Independence Day—stands as an enduring symbol of Black American freedom. When Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and fellow ...

A documentary about the Krewe of Zulu, “A King Like Me,” is coming to Netflix on Thursday (June 19). In the face of Hurricane Ida, a global pandemic and the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, “A King ...