Over the course of several hours, before most of the city even finished their morning coffee, Lens photographer Gus Bennett ...

New Orleans faces a mix of weather for Juneteenth, with possible showers, thunderstorms, high heat index, and high humidity ...

The emancipation took place on June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...

On Juneteenth, President Donald Trump took to social media to criticize non-working holidays and claimed that people want to ...

President Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal holiday. On ...

Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas.

The 160th anniversary of Juneteenth was marked with a big celebration at the African American Museum in Philadelphia.

The Indiana Pacers have agreed to trade their 23rd overall choice in next week's NBA draft to New Orleans for a 2026 ...

The word at the sixth annual Juneteenth Festival in New Orleans on Thursday was heritage. Among the throngs who gathered in ...

Dr. Halifu Osumare stood in front of a crowd at Celebration Arts near Leland Stanford Park in the New Era Park neighborhood Thursday morning and prepared to pour a small cup of water onto the roots of ...

Many in New Orleans will be celebrating the 160th anniversary of Juneteenth, which was recognized as a federal holiday four years ago.

The third annual event brings fun, water, and a deeper mission to the community as part of New Orleans’ Juneteenth celebrations.