The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops ...

On Tuesday, May 27, Lord proclaimed June as Pride Month, June 19 as Juneteenth, and recognized Homer local Ash-Lee Waddell as ...

Juneteenth was not covered in my history classes, nor publicly celebrated in any of the numerous towns where I previously lived. Here’s what I know now. On June 19, 1865, 160 years ago ...