On Friday, June 20th, the Philadelphia 76ers did something they typically haven't done in the past. All workers of the team's management group, Harris Blitzer Sports Entertainment, were given the day ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The ...

The Johnson House was a safe house for slaves escaping captivity. For 13 years, Philadelphia's only accessible and intact stop on the Underground Railroad has celebrated Juneteenth with one of the ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- In a tradition that continues to grow, organizers of the Philadelphia Juneteenth Parade and Festival announced big plans for the day-long celebration. It will feature everything ...

The Juneteenth Block Party at the African American Museum in Philadelphia was forced to end early Thursday due to severe weather. The holiday celebration was temporarily paused for roughly 30 minutes ...

On a gloomy and rainy Saturday in Philadelphia, Germantown Avenue was alive for the 19th Juneteenth Festival. "Just to be out here, celebrating and acknowledging is an amazing experience," said ...

Dr. Molefi Asante, Chair of the Department of African American Studies at Temple University says June 19th, 1865, also known as Juneteenth, is a day that blacks in America should never forget. "It is ...

Often called "America's second Independence Day" or "Black Independence Day," Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It is celebrated annually every June 19 and is the first ...