Community members gathered at the Historic Douglass High School in Leesburg on Monday to raise the Juneteenth flag and ...

Community members gathered at the Historic Douglass High School in Leesburg on June 2, 2025, to raise the Juneteenth flag and ...

The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of slaves in Galveston, Texas. It was officially signed ...

Some families have celebrated Juneteenth for generations while some people are less familiar with it. The purpose of this ...

The traditional red, white and blue Juneteenth flag will fly June 16-23, while the Pride flag will be displayed for the ...

As we know, if we don’t learn from history, we will repeat past mistakes. We want to learn even from the painful events so we ...

Press release from Alachua County. May 20th holds deep historical significance in Florida as it marks the day in 1865 when ...

While not as widely celebrated as Juneteenth — which marks June 19, 1865, as the day the last city in the "rebellious states, ...

Why does Florida celebrate Emancipation Day on May 20th? Neighborhood reporter Ashley Engle explores the state’s unique ...

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation changing the legal status of slaves to free people on Jan. 1, 1863, but the war between the Union and Confederacy would go on for ...

The nation’s longest-running parade made a return in honor of the Emancipation Proclamation, which was declared Jan. 1, 1863 by President Abraham Lincoln. This liberated African Americans from ...