PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — By the time the drumming and dancing starts Thursday, an organization that promotes African American ...

The United States Postal Service (USPS) will be closed on Juneteenth, meaning no mail will be delivered. However, FedEx ...

A freedom walk across the Piscataqua River drew dozens of marchers who marked the end of slavery in the U.S. nearly 160 years ...

Joyful celebration of Juneteenth in Portsmouth marks 10th anniversary of African Burying Ground Memorial Park, hailed as ...

IT’S JUST INCREDIBLE TO WATCH THIS EVENT GROW YEAR AFTER YEAR. AND THIS DAY REALLY IS ABOUT LIBERATION. IT’S KNOWN AS FREEDOM DAY WITHIN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY, AND IT’S A DAY THEY’VE BEEN ...

The day is being marked amid President Donald Trump's ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in the federal government.

The U.S. is marking Juneteenth with various events, celebrating the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas learned ...

Juneteenth is a "day of observance" in New Hampshire, and not an official state holiday. As a federal holiday, many businesses and organizations will be closed for the observance of Juneteenth ...

Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...

Juneteenth celebrations in the US mark the 1865 freedom of enslaved Black people in Texas. As a federal holiday since 2021, ...

Among the gray tombstones weathered by wind, rain, and time in the historic North Cemetery of Portsmouth, N.H., there now ...

According to a 2024 Congressional Research Service report, at least 30 states and the District of Columbia have designated ...