While there are several Juneteenth events taking place all across Columbus, one venue stands out from the rest — the historic Lincoln Theatre, which has served as a cultural hub for African-American ...

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves effective January of ...

On that date, Union troops freed a quarter-million African American slaves in Texas. It was the last state to recognize President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation issued on Jan. 1, 1863.

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – Kettering is celebrating Juneteenth with a “Party in the Park”. Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth was only recently established as a federal ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Thursday marks Juneteenth. The federal holiday marks the day that enslaved people in Texas learned about their freedom, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the ...

Juneteenth is this Thursday, and if you need to mail a package or conduct a banking transaction you may want to consider planning ahead. That is because most national banks and the United States ...

Juneteenth is described as America's second Independence Day or Freedom Day, commemorating the end of slavery in Texas. The holiday gained national prominence in 2020 following protests against racial ...

MADISON (WLUK) -- For the sixth year in a row, the Juneteenth Flag will fly over the Wisconsin State Capitol. Gov. Evers proclaimed June 19, 2025, as “Juneteenth” throughout the state of Wisconsin.

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – June 19, also known as Juneteenth, is a day to celebrate the freedom of people once enslaved in the United States. On June 19, 1865, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, ...