This story was reported by Mercedes Hamilton, Aidan Johnson and Nicholas Spangler. It was written by Spangler. Long Islanders celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday, commemorating the end of slavery in the ...

The Greenwood Beat - WFPG will host a special Juneteenth Poetry Showcase on Thursday, June 19, featuring poets and spoken word artists from across the globe. The showcase is scheduled to begin at noon ...

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — There are many ways to unite a community, and the recent Juneteenth Celebration, put on by Our Lodge Foundation, Frederick Allen Elks Lodge #609, and MLK Saratoga, proved one ...

Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 that the last known group of slaves, in Galveston, Texas, were finally freed, more than two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was ordered.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "That is my family on the wall behind me," Loretta Holloway, South Carolina's official First Lady of Song, exclaimed as she beamed ...

Old Lyme — The melodic tunes of jazz and poetry rolled over the gardens at the Florence Griswold Museum on Sunday in honor of Juneteenth. The free event, "A Celebration of Jazz and Poetry," featured ...

Next Weekend Productions and the City of Lauderhill will present the 5th Annual IMAGINATION UNCHAINED Concert at Lauderhill ...

This Wednesday, the country commemorates Juneteenth. Fort Lauderdale is doing its part too. Through movies, music and spoken word, the struggles and triumphs of African Americans will take center ...

As Dr. Raen Parker Washington, a poet, writer, and spoken word artist, explains, celebrating Juneteenth has many aspects. "Juneteenth is a story of triumph, a celebration of freedom that continues to ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) – Inspire Wine Bar hosted “Poetry, Prose & Pours: A Juneteenth Celebration of Words and Wine” on Wednesday during its regular craft night. Poetry, Prose & Pours was an open-mic ...