February is Black History Month and the City of Panama City and the Bay County NAACP recognized the month-long observance ...

During their regular meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, the Antioch City Council voted unanimously to approve a proclamation ...

The state and local governments would only be able to fly U.S., state, military and prisoner-of-war flags over their ...

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this month. Although Juneteenth was officially recognized in 2021 by President Joe Biden, making it the ...

As of 2023, more than half of states across the U.S. recognize Juneteenth as a permanent state holiday, according to the Pew ...

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery ... This news was received nearly two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation – which ...

The city also hosts Emancipation Day events ... On June 19, you can hear a reading of the 45th annual Juneteenth Proclamation at Ashton Villa. The event honors Al Edwards, the former ...

The day became known as Juneteenth, a word created by joining ... In January 1863, Lincoln had issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which made slavery illegal. More than three and a half million ...

Juneteenth celebrates June 19 as the anniversary ... "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free ...

Despite rumors and misinformation that swirled last week, President Donald Trump has recognized February 2025 as National ...

Through a sponsorship from Boeing, the Emancipation Proclamation will be on display at the National Archives once a year through 2028. Juneteenth festivities abound in Washington, D.C. There isn't ...