TROY — Multiple Troy students were among the winners of Oakland County’s first Juneteenth Art & Essay Contest.

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Juneteenth honors the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. Though it did not become a federal holiday until 2021, Oakland residents have celebrated Juneteenth at Lake Merritt long ...

Grilled meats, watermelon, and hibiscus are often served on the holiday not only to bring communities together, but to honor Black history.

Juneteenth celebrations took place across the U.S., commemorating the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas learned of their freedom. While long honored by Black Americans, the holiday ...

Thousands gather at Oakland Museum for sold-out Juneteenth event Security teams monitored barricades well in advance of the Juneteenth celebrations around Lake Merritt.

Oakland has a unique relationship with Juneteenth. So does Mayor Barbara Lee. Community seeks to overcome past narratives in Thursday celebrations ...

Thousands came out to Hella Juneteenth in Oakland on Thursday to celebrate the holiday, freedom, community and legacy.

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s.

OAKLAND — The country was still six decades away from recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday when Barbara Lee first moved from El Paso, Texas, to Southern California, where she had to ...