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

Voleine Amilcar, of Oakland, right, dances with others during the Oakland Museum of California’s Hella Juneteenth Festival 2025 in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

Oakland leaders said they are better prepared for Thursday's Juneteenth celebration in wake of last year's violence. Police are deploying "mobile field forces" to quickly respond to issues should ...

A shooting that erupted at Oakland’s Juneteenth celebrations during an "illegal sideshow involving vehicles and motorbikes" has left several people injured, police say. The Oakland Police ...

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 ...

Photos: Oakland Museum of California draws hundreds to Hella Juneteenth Festival Celebration featured food vendors, a Black Vine wine-tasting experience, two stages of live music, art and vendors ...

• Oakland County Juneteenth Celebration is 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. June 18, at 1200 North Telegraph, Circuit Court Courtyard, Pontiac, event will feature inspirational speakers, food trucks, live ...

Oakland County separately adopted Juneteenth as a holiday the same year. Rosemerry Allen, an Oakland County resident, said she's proud of the county's commitment to Juneteenth.

Vallejo celebrates Juneteenth with both a parade and a day of festivities along the Napa River waterfront. Musical acts include Tony Lindsay, The Soul Soldiers and the supergroup Oakland Rising.

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 ...