Editor’s note: Andrea “Vocab” Sanderson, the 2020-2023 poet laureate of San Antonio, delivered her poem “Freedom Mindset” at the University of Texas at San Antonio’s Juneteenth Celebration on Thursday ...

PHOENIX - Today is Juneteenth, a celebration of a pivotal moment in American history. On June 19th, 1865, enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas were finally told that they were "free," almost ...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The work of a 13-year-old poet all the way from Las Vegas is displayed in the Savannah African Art Museum. The young creative has written a special piece to commemorate ...

Days of remembrance like Juneteenth, Memorial Day and Independence Day are ripe for reflection. Who came before and prepared our way? What decisions did they make that we live with today? What am I ...

For those looking to understand why Juneteenth is an important holiday, a poem might be able to help. "Because it's the 'new' holiday right now, the word hasn't been spread, or some Americans don't ...

Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 that the last known group of slaves, in Galveston, Texas, were finally freed, more than two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation was ordered.