Rev. Al Sharpton and filmmaker Spike Lee marked the holiday by speaking out about racial injustice, immigration reforms, and ...

June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.

The importance of voting in New York City's mayoral primary was front and center at a Juneteenth celebration in Downtown Brooklyn on Thursday.

At the heart of the Brooklyn Public Library, over 100 young entrepreneurs gathered Thursday for the Fifth Annual Central ...

Just five days after being shot multiple times in a politically-motivated attack, Yvette Hoffman is set to be released from the hospital on Thursday.

Police say a man suspected of torching 11 New York City police vehicles in Brooklyn last week was previously arrested at ...

Juneteenth is an opportunity not only to celebrate, but to shine a light on the past, the present and the future.

Juneteenth celebrations combine remembrance with joy, highlighted by one family's history and national recognition of the ...

Pilot tried to avoid turtle during takeoff before deadly Mocksville crash Lincoln Center's "Summer for the City" is returning for the fourth year in a row! A Juneteenth celebration in Harlem is ...

NYC prepares for weather extremes with high heat and potential severe thunderstorms later on Juneteenth, including damaging winds, heavy rain, and possible hail or tornadoes. An extended period of ...

Also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or Black Independence Day, June 19, 2025 marks the fourth official ...

Juneteenth has become one of the most important and symbolic celebrations in African American history in the United States. Every year on June 19, the official end of slavery in th ...