Hutchinson, Kansas, is celebrating its 137th annual Emancipation Day with a multi-day event. The celebration includes a parade, picnic, gospel fest and other family-friendly activities. Organizers are ...

“Black history is our history. This is our time to serve, and this is our time to be a part of our own history. Starting in ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) –Over 150 years ago on January 1st President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, and on New Year’s Day Charleston came together to honor the historic ...

Emancipation Days returns Friday, Aug. 1, and this year’s events kick off with a ceremony in advance of planned renovations of Ewert Park. The annual three-day celebration, which is free, will also ...

After decades of being celebrated at mostly the local level, Juneteenth – the long-standing holiday that commemorates the arrival of news of emancipation and freedom to enslaved Black people in ...

The Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on September 22nd, 1862, but it didn't go into full effect until January 1, 1863. That historic proclamation didn't immediately ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) — As New Year’s celebrations faded and 2026 began, hundreds across the Lowcountry gathered for a different kind of tradition. Charleston’s annual Emancipation Day parade ...