On June 19, I was honored to be crowned the first Miss Juneteenth Alabama. This summer, I was invited to experience the world ...

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

Juneteenth, a federal holiday celebrated annually on June 19, honors the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans in a Confederate community in Galveston, Texas, who were notified that ...

This weekend, 8-year-old Jalissa’d Sims will carry that legacy to the stage as the East Texas representative for Junior Miss Juneteenth in the state finals. “I’m excited,” Jalissa’d said.

Juneteenth became an official holiday in Texas in 1980, thanks to eccentric Texas State Representative Al Edwards, and now 31 states officially recognize the celebration.

GALVESTON, Texas -- The most popular Juneteenth celebration of emancipation is in Galveston, Texas, where the last enslaved people were freed. The city designated five sites you can walk to ...

The Marlin Juneteenth Organization is helping local families prepare for the new school year by giving away over 150 ...

Monday night, Annette Gordon-Reed, author of "The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family," sat down with Eyewitness News anchor Melanie Lawson for a discussion of her new memoir, "On Juneteenth." ...

For the talent portion of the Miss Juneteenth Texas pageant, I created and destroyed a piece entitled “Not Fragile Like ...