News

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 ...
Juneteenth celebration: The Black Women’s Player Collective doubled down on its core values, using Juneteenth as both a celebration and a call to action across women’s soccer.
Revelers enjoyed live entertainment and fellowship in Central Park on Saturday at the 31st annual Juneteenth celebration.
The NWSL has made Juneteenth a league holiday, with more than half of all clubs hosting Juneteenth theme nights at home games, and all NWSL teams observe Pride nights.
The Black Women’s Player Collective’s mission is “front and center this weekend” as the NWSL and its clubs celebrate Juneteenth.
The NWSL break is almost here, and NJ/NY Gotham FC will play their last game until August. That is not to say that they will play a few friendlies in July, but for now, that is the case. As such, the ...
President Trump appeared to mark Juneteenth — a day he has commemorated in the past — by arguing businesses are closed for "too many non-working holidays." ...
Bentonville's Crystal Bridges Museum partnered with the Phi Alpha Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. to host a series of talks and activities aimed at teaching the meaning behind ...
Many Americans celebrate Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed.
Juneteenth, a fairly new federal holiday, remembers June 19, 1865, the day slaves in Galveston, Texas, were finally notified that they were freed through the Emancipation Proclamation, issued over ...
Like Christmas, Juneteenth comes but once a year. But also like Christmas, the celebration tends to last longer than the day itself. Here are 11 ways the St. Louis region will be celebrating ...