Despite the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle or sharply cut back on U.S. government-run news outlets like Voice of America, two Persian-language services have been called into duty to repor ...

On Juneteenth, District residents are celebrating the holiday with various events, including a Freedom & Unity Walk and a ...

The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's history and meaning.

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Before there was the African American Museum of Southern Arizona, Tucson had the Afro American Heritage Museum on South Park Avenue. In 1998, Charles Kendrick and his friend Shadrick “Shad ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. Here's how to celebrate in Phoenix, Tempe, ...

Juneteenth started with handbills proclaiming freedom. Here’s what they said General Order No. 3 begins by saying “all slaves are free” and have “absolute equality” of rights.

Issued on June 19, 1865, General Order No. 3 declared “absolute equality” for enslaved people in Texas — honored with an exhibit in Dallas.

Juneteenth became a federal holiday in the U.S. in 2021 but has been celebrated in Texas since 1866. As time passed, communities in other states also started to mark the day.

Juneteenth became a federal holiday in the U.S. in 2021 but has been celebrated in Texas since 1866. As time passed, communities in other states also started to mark the day.

DALLAS (AP) — The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War. It declared ...