WORCESTER ― Thursday, June 19, 2025, will mark the first time in four years that the annual raising of the Juneteenth flag ...

As she held her 8-month-old son, Khalid, Medina refocused on the history of Juneteenth including U.S. Union troops who ...

The fifth annual raising of the Juneteenth flag will begin at 10 a.m., followed by a short reception. This will be the first ...

WORCESTER ― Thursday, June 19, 2025, will mark the first time in four years that the annual raising of the Juneteenth flag will not take place at Worcester City Hall.

The last four annual Juneteenth flag raisings happened outside City Hall, but the city's new flag-raising policy limits "cultural flags" to one day. Worcester's Black Heritage Committee has ...

U.S. Rep. James P. McGovern, D-Worcester, noted the federal government is an enemy of equality, noting it has cut funds for Juneteenth ceremonies; punishes institutions that support programs that ...

This Juneteenth is important, ... Worcester's Black Heritage Committee has organized all five Juneteenth events in Worcester since the first flag raising in 2021.

Juneteenth honors the date when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, in 1865, with 2,000 Union troops to ...

Summer is upon us. Heat builds across Boston on Thursday with alerts issued and temperatures into the 90s. Next week Boston ...

This Juneteenth is important, ... Worcester's Black Heritage Committee has organized all five Juneteenth events in Worcester since the first flag raising in 2021.