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

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

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

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 ...

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.

With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally ...

Worcester's Black Heritage Committee has organized all five Juneteenth events in Worcester since the first flag raising in 2021. Here are other photos of Americans honoring the relatively new ...

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

Former president Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in Galveston, Texas. The ex-president’s plans were confirmed by a person with ...

In 2021, Mr Biden signed legislation that established Juneteenth as a federal holiday. The day marks the end of slavery by commemorating June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of ...