On Wednesday, June 19, the UC Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) celebrated Juneteenth — a national commemoration of the end of slavery in...
Oakland’s 12th Annual Juneteenth Celebration Takes the Town
CHARLESTON CHRONICLE — The United States of America is known for its annual celebration of freedom from the British Empire every year on the Fourth of...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — More than 150 years ago, enslaved Africans in the state of Texas, among the last in the Confederacy to be freed from physical bondage,...
On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers marched to Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War had ended and slavery was abolished. More than two years...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “The NAACP stands at a significant moment in time when racial subordination and racial hierarchy is being reinforced at the highest level of...
Four powerful grassroots organizations: Adamika Village; BOSS; Bishop Mack Eastman; and Akonadi Foundation are joining together to host Juneteenth at Lake Merritt Park on Sunday, June...
“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an...
The African-American Family Reunion Committee and the Greater Vallejo Recreation District presents the 31st Annual Vallejo Juneteenth Celebration on June 15. Juneteenth is a national observance...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — According to the history of Juneteenth, on June 19th, 1865 and more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation...
OKLAHOMA EAGLE — OKPOP, a project of the Oklahoma Historical Society, is planning a special event to mark Juneteenth on Monday, June 17, from 7 to 8...
Part 1 This Juneteenth is a poignant one for African Americans. Next month, as it has for the last 12 years, Omnira Institute will present its...
In celebration of Juneteenth, Congresswoman Lee released the following statement to commemorate the holiday: “Today we pause to celebrate and commemorate Juneteenth – the day in...
A Juneteenth Festival will be celebrated in Marin City Saturday, June 17 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., outside of the Health and Wellness Center at...
June 19 marks the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth, the day when the enslaved people in Texas received news from Union soldiers that not only was the...
The Berkeley Juneteenth Festival, held annually in south Berkeley’s five-block Alcatraz-Adeline corridor, is produced by the Berkeley Juneteenth Association. This year’s festival will be held Sunday,...
Danica Smithwick, THE JACKSON SUN (The Jackson Sun) — To commemorate the 150th anniversary of “Juneteenth,” African-American Freedom Day, the Freedmen’s Bureau will launch...
The County of Marin African-America Employee Association hosted a Juneteenth Celebration on Thursday, June 20 at the Civic Center Lagoon across from the State Building in...
Jazz came alive at the San Francisco African American Chamber of Commerce’s annual Juneteenth Business Awards Luncheon in the heart of the historic Fillmore District at...
The SF African American Chamber of Commerce will hold its annual Juneteenth Business and Awards Luncheon at the West Bay Conference on 1290 Fillmore Street in...
The Omnira Institute (OI) will hold its annual Juneteenth celebration in Oakland on Saturday June 14. This ritual of remembrance observes the roots of freedom for...