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Juneteenth was commemorated across the country on Thursday, including in Boston at Roxbury Heritage State Park.
Boston police have identified the man who was shot and killed in a car on Juneteenth as 21-year-old Hyde Park resident Teo ...
President Donald Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, ...
While the tone was celebratory, many of those present said this year’s Juneteenth felt especially urgent — not just as a remembrance of emancipation but as a stand against efforts to suppress Black ...
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — By the time the drumming and dancing starts Thursday, an organization that promotes African American ...
Across the nation, many people spent the day celebrating Juneteenth, which commemorates the official end of slavery in the ...
Lawmakers reflected on the significance of Juneteenth Wednesday, promising that Massachusetts will fight for and support ...
Communities across Massachusetts came together to recognize Juneteenth.The federal holiday commemorates the day the last ...
Politics Juneteenth goes uncelebrated at White House as Trump complains about ‘too many’ holidays President Donald Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end ...
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 two ...
There were many events celebrating Juneteenth in the Boston area. WBZ-TV's Samantha Chaney reports.
BOSTON — Boston residents gathered near Roxbury Heritage State Park in a commemoration of the Juneteenth holiday on Thursday. Juneteenth, a fairly new federal holiday, remembers June 19, 1865 ...