BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Dozens of people gathered in song and prayer on Sunday at Galilee Missionary Baptist Church to celebrate Jubilee Day. It has been several years since the NAACP of Brazos County ...

Juneteenth is America's newest federal holiday, first celebrated nationwide in 2021, but the history of the holiday goes back more than 100 years. Let's get the facts. June 19th marks the day that ...

The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on September 22nd, 1862, but it didn't go into full effect until January 1, 1863. That historic proclamation didn't immediately ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – Festivities are wrapping up on City Island for Harrisburg’s Juneteenth celebration. Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. On ...

ROANOKE, Va. – The New Year also marks an important day in history. It’s the anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation being signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln, also known as the day ...

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated Juneteenth a little early. A little more than a week before June 19, the president and vice president celebrated Juneteenth on Monday, ...