(NewsNation) — For more than 150 years, Juneteenth has held deep significance in many Black communities as a symbol of liberation and resilience. While it is now recognized as a federal holiday, only ...

(AP) - 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.

As North Texans observe and celebrate Juneteenth, the day now triggers a memory of something an Arlington man said he would rather forget. That man filed a lawsuit this week against his former ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Though tied to one historic date, the meaning of Juneteenth stretches far beyond June 19, 1865. On that day, federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to announce that all ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A man and his vision, ...