For those looking to understand why Juneteenth is an important holiday, a poem might be able to help. "Because it's the 'new' holiday right now, the word hasn't been spread, or some Americans don't ...

PHOENIX - Today is Juneteenth, a celebration of a pivotal moment in American history. On June 19th, 1865, enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas were finally told that they were "free," almost ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The work of a 13-year-old poet all the way from Las Vegas is displayed in the Savannah African Art Museum. The young creative has written a special piece to commemorate ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Families gathered with The Popolo Project at Kapiolani Park to honor their ancestors in celebration of Juneteenth. Juneteenth commemorates the anniversary of the news of ...

Editor’s note: Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson, the 2020-2023 poet laureate of San Antonio, delivered her poem “Freedom Mindset” at the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Juneteenth Celebration on Thursday ...

Poet Sojourner Kincaid Rolle reads from her new children’s book, Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem, at Santa Barbara’s Juneteenth Caring For The People Block Party in 2022. (Marian Shapiro photo) Poet ...

Former Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Sojourner Kincaid Rolle recently received national recognition with her illustrated children’s book, Free at Last: A Juneteenth Poem, which was included in a ...

Days of remembrance like Juneteenth, Memorial Day and Independence Day are ripe for reflection. Who came before and prepared our way? What decisions did they make that we live with today? What am I ...

This weekend, the country will celebrate Juneteenth, a day that commemorates the official end of slavery in the United States, over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. Although ...

Google recognizes Juneteenth with a video Doodle, designed by guest artist Loveis Wise. The video is set to the first verse of the poem "Lift Every Voice and Sing" by writer James Weldon Johnson, read ...