Major League Soccer on Thursday announced plans to recognize Juneteenth – the effective end of slavery in the United States – with a series of initiatives that celebrate freedom.

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Juneteenth 2026 is bringing communities together nationwide with a powerful mix of music, history, and celebration, as cities across the country mark the holiday with festivals, parades, concerts, and ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Delaware is gearing up for a summer of celebration – and not just for America's 250th birthday. Juneteenth – also known as America ...

Stay active at the sixth annual Juneteenth Half Marathon & 10K on June 15. The races take place along the Civil War Defenses of Washington trail, starting and finishing at Fort Stanton Park. Music ...

Juneteenth celebrations will be happening in communities across Vermont and Northern New York this year, and many of them will offer guests opportunities to learn more about this important national ...

Every year, thousands of people across Charlotte celebrate Juneteenth with festivals, parades and community events honoring freedom, African American history and culture. June 19, 1865, marked a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A scene from the Juneteenth celebration and parade in San Francisco in 2025. ( Tayfun Coskun/Getty Images) In 1863, President ...

A block from the end of the Lake County Juneteenth Parade in Waukegan, dancers from Ballet Folklorico Tayahua performed Mexican folk dances at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and ...

If you want to celebrate Juneteenth 2026 in the Chicago area, you've got plenty of choices. Events to mark the federal holiday are being held Thursday and through the weekend. Millennium Park, Chicago ...

Juneteenth originally started in Galveston, Texas to commemorate June 19, 1865, the date that enslaved people in that state ...