Organizers of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. tell NPR how they're feeling this year. And NPR presents a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Edith Edmunds, who is 99 years old, the art of quilt making is inextricably linked to the Black struggle for freedom. That's why she plans to be sewing Thursday on Juneteenth.

One of the most prominent ways people celebrate Juneteenth is through food. Juneteenth festivities typically incorporate red foods and usually offer red drinks and cocktails. 

NPR wants to know how you feel about celebrating Juneteenth at this moment in history

As part of Juneteenth celebrations this week, Major League Baseball is honoring the Negro Leagues — African American professional baseball teams of the 1920s to 1940s — with several games at Rickwood Field in Birmingham, Alabama, former home of the Black Barons.

This Juneteeth, retired U.S. Air Force Captain Marian Dee Elder and 25 of her fellow Black veterans will board a plane in Atlanta and fly to Washington D.C. There, this group will spend the day visiting various commemorative sites. They will share stories, shed tears and strengthen bonds forged by their unique experiences and challenges as Black servicemen and women. 

On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, in honor of Juneteenth, the Friends of the Concord Bridge, Cobb Parks and the Toni Morrison Society hosted a gathering for the 34th installation of the "Bench by the Road" project at the Silver Comet Trail in Mableton, Ga., honoring the late author Toni Morrison and a formerly enslaved family in Cobb County.

Code Switch co-host B.A. Parker on what to do with the debris of Southern sins as we celebrate Juneteenth.

America will celebrate Juneteenth for the fourth year since it became a federal holiday. But for Galveston families, celebrations can be traced back generations.

The Juneteenth holiday falls on June 19. In Macon, people have already been celebrating for days.

Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, will be celebrated with a plethora of events around the metro area starting this weekend. We’ve rounded up a guide to some of the events.

Monday marks the Juneteenth holiday — a date commemorating the fall of slavery in the United States. While it's a new federal holiday, it's been celebrated since the 1860s.

A mix of old classics and new music from Black musicians to help you commemorate Juneteenth National Independence Day.

With a theme of Planted, the Atlanta History Center’s Juneteenth commemoration will also explore Black agricultural practices.

Organizers behind Juneteenth Atlanta, one of the largest Juneteenth celebrations in the country and the official Juneteenth celebration for the city, are bringing back festivities for the event’s 11th year.