DURHAM (WTVD) -- A local minister is hoping to give Independence Day a whole new meaning. As the debate over the Confederate flag rages on, Paul Scott, a longtime Durham activist and minister, is ...
A few different flags might be on display around Juneteenth celebrations this week. Here's a look at what they represent. Juneteenth – also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or Jubilee Day – ...
Juneteenth – also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day or Jubilee Day – commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, received news that they were free, two years ...
Athenians of all ages gathered together for the Juneteenth flag raising on Saturday, June 14 in front of City Hall. Hosted by the Athens Anti-Discrimination Movement, the flag raising is a community ...
WASHINGTON — The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on Thursday, June 19, a federal holiday marking the day the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were ...