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Reflecting on the country's past to create a better future for all was part of the message at the 19th annual Juneteenth ...
This year’s Juneteenth falls on a Thursday, but Philadelphia-area museums, cultural organizations, and more will hold events ...
Enshrined as a Pennsylvania state holiday since 2019 and a federal one two years later, Juneteenth is a commemoration of June ...
Descendants of Timbuctoo, a historic community in Burlington County, say Westampton Township has fallen behind in maintaining the history.
Outdoor activities in some parts of the country might require a plan to shelter from lightning and/or take heat precautions.
U.S. News & World Report recently named Williamsburg one of the best places to celebrate Juneteenth, joining notable locations such as Atlanta, Philadelphia, Chicago and Washington, D.C.
Here's a look back at the history of Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, and ...
From trash pickup and grocery store hours to public transit and mail delivery, here’s what’s open and closed around Philadelphia for Juneteenth on Thursday, June 19.
DOVER ‒ The Tuscarawas Valley Farmers Market and the Dover Public Library will sponsor two events in honor of Juneteenth, ...
Thousands of Philadelphians are expected to gather along 52nd Street in West Philadelphia Sunday to see colorful parade ...
Law enforcement officials in Philadelphia have released surveillance footage in the hopes of tracking down a man who, police believe, fired several shots in an incident along Rising Sun Avenue, in the ...
Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived at Galveston on June 19, 1865, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. That was more than two months after ...