From wellness retreats to lectures and film screenings, there are plenty of ways to celebrate Juneteenth in Chicago.

The Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries. In 2021, President Joe Biden designated it a federal holiday — expanding its ...

Looking for the best things to do in Chicago this weekend? Here are some family-friendly events and activities to add to your ...

A Juneteenth parade celebrating the contributions of African Americans to the city and to the world took place Saturday on ...

Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived at Galveston on June 19, 1865, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. That was more than two months after ...

Black Girl Vitamins (BGV), a brand deeply committed to the health and empowerment of the Black community, announced its ...

A Juneteenth parade celebrating the contributions of African Americans to the city and to the world took place Saturday on ...

An early Juneteenth celebration Saturday in Richton Park was the first of several this week int he south and southwest ...

The Juneteenth installment of the short film series “Life Within the Lens” will take place 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, at the ...

Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the ...

CHICAGO — Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19, marks the day in 1865 in which Black people who were still enslaved over two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed learned they were ...