Juneteenth takes place annually on June 19 and marks the true end of slavery in the United States. The holiday was already recognized in 48 states and Tuesday night, the U.S. Senate voted to make the ...

The United States is commemorating the end of slavery with a new federal holiday. President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Thursday to make Juneteenth, or June 19, the 12th federal holiday. The ...

PITTSBURGH — The organizer of one of the largest and longest-running Juneteenth festivals in the country is taking Mayor Ed Gainey and the city of Pittsburgh to court. William B. Marshall claims the ...

Joslyn Stanfield received a phone call from a community member a little over three weeks before the Juneteenth event she was co-organizing. The caller tipped her off that Bend city staffers had ...

William "B" Marshall speaks at a 2024 press event at Point State Park. The organizers of the region’s largest Juneteenth event have sued the City of Pittsburgh and Mayor Ed Gainey for alleged civil ...

Longtime Juneteenth event organizer William “B” Marshall on Wednesday sued Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey and the city, alleging the mayor withheld funding and services and delayed permits for Marshall’s ...

SHADYSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD. EARLIER THIS SUMMER, THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE PACKED MELLON SQUARE PARK FOR THIS YEAR’S JUNETEENTH CELEBRATION. BUT IT DIDN’T COME WITHOUT ITS HICCUPS. AND NOW AN 18 PAGE LAWSUIT ...

*Ashley Mudge is powered by art. She finds meaning in the upcoming June 17-19 Women Of Color Art Expo (WOCAX) at the downtown lakefront in Columbia, Maryland, and the message of empowerment it conveys ...

AUSTIN, Texas - One of the suspects charged in connection with the Round Rock Juneteenth celebration shooting could be released from jail. On June 15, 2024, two people were killed, and 14 others were ...