Dear Editor, As we commemorate Emancipation Day on August 1 — the anniversary of the abolition of chattel slavery in the ...

On August 1, 1834, some 750,000 slaves in the British West Indies formally became free. An “apprenticeship” system was introduced by the authorities, ostensibly to help them learn how to ...

An inaugural gospel sing-off will headline this year’s Emancipation Vigil ceremony in Montego Bay, St James, as part of ...

As we prepare to celebrate Emancipation Day this Friday, we are called to reflect not only on our past, but also on the ...

The Afrikan Reparations Day March Council say now is the time for reparations for the horrors of the Transatlantic slave ...

Jamaican clothing designer Fernando Edwards has released the latest collection from Jamroc Dept, "Legacy Continues" ...

ST. CROIX — The annual Emancipation Day Fort-to-Fort “Walk to Freedom” will take place in the early morning hours Thursday. As the territory prepares to celebrate the 177th anniversary of ...

International Reggae Day (IRD) marks its 31st year with calls for a “refocus” – and perhaps a revival – of reggae music as a vehicle for activism.

Freedom Fest was part of the 2025 Florida Emancipation Celebration and one of the final events in Gainesville’s “Journey to Juneteenth.” ...

The party, hosted by the Albany Black Chamber of Commerce and Albany Community Land Trust, honored the 1865 anniversary of the day enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their emancipation.

Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, is a federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. We invited the hosts and organizers behind a number of Juneteenth … ...

Local News Juneteenth celebrations across San Diego County Also referred to as Freedom Day, second Independence Day and Emancipation Day, Juneteenth lands on a Thursday this year.