Juneteenth

Boston celebrated Juneteenth on Saturday for the first time as a federal and Massachusetts state holiday. June 19 commemorates the end of slavery. From Copley Square to Dorchester and Brockton, the now national holiday was celebrated across the Bay State. There was food, music and other entertainment at a large ceremony Saturday at Franklin Park, with other events also held…

The now national holiday was celebrated throughout Massachusetts and across the U.S.

As Stephenie Jackson-Wilson poured charcoal into her portable grill Saturday, she struggled to recall a single year she missed the Roxbury Homecoming in Boston’s Franklin Park before it was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “That was very disappointing. That was – wow. It was devastating for the world – that pandemic,” said Jackson-Wilson, a lifelong resident of Roxbury. Although…

Parades, picnics and lessons in history are all part of Juneteenth events in the U.S. The day is carrying even more significance after Congress and President Joe Biden created a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery

Hundreds came out to Franklin Park on Saturday to celebrate Juneteenth, which is now considered a state and federal holiday in the United States.

The contrast between former President Donald Trump’s final Juneteenth in the White House and the lead-up to President Joe Biden’s first is stark.

The declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is putting the pressure on more U.S. companies to give their employees the day off, accelerating a movement that took off last year in response to the racial justice protests that swept the country

Saturday: Morning shower to humid sun to a late evening storm. Highs 85-90. Saturday night: An area of rain and thunder. Lows in the 60s. Sunday: Bright and warm, slight chance isolated afternoon storm. Highs in the 80s. Monday: Hazy, hot, humid. Chance storm late. Highs 90-95.

The weekend’s here and the temperatures are soaring. We’ll be on the verge of a heat wave in many spots, thanks to warming in all levels of the atmosphere. While the heat peaks on Monday, the humidity will be around through Tuesday. The biggest issue this weekend is who will see the storms — and when. Guidance (I use...

Some of Massachusetts top political leaders gathered with activists and local residents Friday to celebrate the country’s newest federal holiday, Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery. Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston acting Mayor Kim Janey, a Democrat, were among those who came together to mark the holiday in Nubian Square in the city’s Roxbury neighborhood, which is the...

Republican Gov. Charlie Baker and Boston acting Mayor Kim Janey, a Democrat, were among those who came together to mark the holiday in Nubian Square in the city’s Roxbury neighborhood.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday for the first time this year, but on Saturday, Attleboro, Massachusetts, will be holding its second annual event to mark the day. Debra Britt has been celebrating Juneteenth since she was a child. “It has always been about the family, the community, the food, the coming together,” she said. Now Britt is helping to sponsor…

Vermont nonprofit organizations and municipalities are hosting Juneteenth observances this weekend—putting Black art, culture, heritage, and history center stage on June 19, the date in 1865 when the final slaves in Texas learned about their overdue freedom. Burlington, Montpelier, Winooski, and Hartford are among the Vermont communities hosting Juneteenth celebrations. Congress and President Biden authorized the date as a new…

Burlington, Montpelier, Winooski, and Hartford are among the Vermont communities hosting Juneteenth celebrations.

Attleboro residents are getting ready for Saturday’s Juneteenth celebration at Capron Park.

Perry Russom sat down with NAACP Boston President Tanisha Sullivan to talk about what Juneteenth becoming a federal holiday means to her and how we can use this momentum to pass meaningful legislation.

The museum in Cape May features a nine-foot statue of Tubman leading an enslaved girl to freedom.

Monday will be the first time Massachusetts officially celebrates Juneteenth, and many groups are planning to go all-out.

Now that Juneteenth is a national holiday, many on social media are on watch to see if it will go the way of Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and other major holidays that were intended to commemorate significant moments or people in American history. That is to say: many are hoping they won’t start seeing Juneteenth mattress sales in the...

After the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, slaves in Texas were not told they were free. Things didn’t change until 1865 when troops arrived to ensure that. “You can in fact be free, but if you don’t recognize it, you’re going to live like an enslaved person,” Emory University professor Andra Gillespie says about the history of Juneteenth.