Group chair expressed confusion over why Human Rights and Equity Commission wasn’t involved in discussion around Facebook ...

Liberation Station, the first Black-owned children’s bookstore in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, will be returning to a brick-and-mortar location in 2026.

June 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It became a federal holiday in 2021 when then-President Joe Biden signed the ...

Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...

Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021, although it is not universally observed. Oklahoma County observes it, ...

Juneteenth marks the day -- June 19, 1865, when enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free -- two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect and two ...

Oklahoma State Senator Nikki Nice advocates for recognizing Juneteenth as a state holiday, citing Oklahoma's historic ties.

An Oklahoma County Commissioner is setting the record straight after being at the center of a short-live controversy Tuesday ...

ROME, N.Y. -- After facing weather-related issues in June, the Rome NAACP was able to hold its Juneteenth celebration. Bad weather forced the organization to postpone the June celebration. Community ...

ROME, N.Y. -- After facing weather-related issues in June the Rome NAACP finally held its Juneteenth celebration. Bad weather forced the organization to postpone the June celebration. Community ...