Juneteenth celebrations continued into the Wednesday evening across Metro Detroit.

Neighbors in communities across Metro Detroit spent time honoring the Juneteenth holiday.

The Equal Justice Initiative nonprofit invoked the Juneteenth holiday as it dedicated a monument that honors the people who endured and survived slavery.

Events scheduled for June 21st - June 23rd

A free Juneteenth 5K scheduled to take place in Detroit Wednesday evening has been postponed due to hot weather.

It’s hard to believe several years ago most Americans had never heard of its other Independence Day, Juneteenth, which recognizes the end of slavery in the United States.

A blistering heat wave stretching from the Midwest to the tip of Maine is leaving millions of people sweltering through the Juneteenth holiday.

Kwaku Juneteenth partners with Arts and Scraps

Many Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free.

Things to do in Metro Detroit

President Joe Biden has celebrated the Juneteenth holiday early with a concert on the White House South Lawn.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has designated Juneteenth as a holiday for state executive branch workers.

If you're squeezing in one last summer trip over the Labor Day weekend, expect lots of company.

From a block party in New York City to a movie screening outside of Denver, groups across the U.S. have found ways to merge Pride month and Juneteenth celebrations.

Events for weekend of June 23-25.

The Boston Red Sox are among the teams in major league baseball commemorating Juneteenth.

From Father’s Day to Juneteenth, and all other celebrations, the weather will be accommodating for outdoor events.

Americans across the country are observing the relatively new Juneteenth federal holiday with festivals, parades, cookouts and other gatherings.

Relatives of a late Black businessman who helped popularize Juneteenth in San Diego are suing a cemetery after his remains were reported missing from the family’s burial plot.

It’s hard to believe that several years ago most Americans had never heard of its other Independence Day, Juneteenth, which recognizes the end of slavery in the United States.

A Detroit artist unveiled a new mural honoring Juneteenth.

It’s a great-looking morning with a little of that haze sticking around thanks to smoke from Canadian wildfires.

Authorities say one person is dead and at least 22 are wounded in suburban Chicago after a shooting early Sunday during a large gathering in a strip mall parking lot.

Since it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America.

The weekend-long event will have children's activities, a parade, games, live music, dancing, laughing and prize giveaways in the South Huron Parking lot to Ferris Street.

Events for weekend of June 16-19.

Father’s Day weekend is upon us, and there’s plenty to do with dad, your husband or the special man in your life.

For its third year, the ceremony will follow the theme of “Facing the Rising Sun.”

The Ann Arbor bakery and baking school has made two different, limited-time cupcakes to celebrate Pride or honor Juneteenth.

Oakland County held its first-ever Juneteenth celebration Wednesday afternoon at the county circuit court building, two years after it became a federal holiday.

President Joe Biden hosted a massive concert on the South Lawn of the White House to commemorate Juneteenth, the country’s newest federal holiday which the president said will “breathe a new life in the very essence of America.”.

Ann Arbor City Council voted unanimously to recognize the day as a city-recognized holiday in May 2021.

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will host a Juneteenth concert in a “celebration of community, culture and music.”.

Emagine Entertainment, Inc. announced the Juneteenth Film Festival to benefit the UNCF (United Negro College Fund) on Monday.

The University of Michigan is holding its third annual Juneteenth symposium.

The Liberty Fest will feature family-friendly activities, carnival rides, games, a marketplace, food, drinks and live entertainment.

This Juneteenth, a group of high schoolers is paying homage to a particular part of Metro Detroit’s history.

Happy Father’s Day and welcome to Juneteenth and Sunday night, Motown.

“Do you believe that modern-day slavery exists?” Cassimy asked Seydi Sarr. “It has always existed,” Sarr replied.

Happy Father’s Day and welcome to Juneteenth, Motown.

A proclamation was issued declaring June 19th as Juneteenth Celebration Day in Michigan.

Juneteenth became a federal holiday last year, but many African Americans have celebrated it for years. It marks the day when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned they were free.

Happy Father’s Day and welcome to Juneteenth, Motown.

Happy Father’s Day and welcome to Juneteenth, Motown.

As the United States marks only the second federally recognized Juneteenth, Black Americans living overseas have embraced the holiday as a day of reflection and an opportunity to educate people in their host countries on Black history.

Welcome to Saturday night, Motown.

The 102nd United States Colored Infantry Regiment returned to Camp Ward on Saturday.

Welcome to Saturday, Motown.

This coming Sunday, the nation stops to commemorate Juneteenth.

During a time of segregation in the US, there was one destination in Detroit where people from around the world, no matter their color or culture flocked to for a great time. That was “Paradise Valley,” where thousands of African Americans thrived and owned over 300 businesses. It was located in an area known as Black Bottom.

Neighborhoods throughout Metro Detroit are celebrating Juneteenth with festivals, art and music.

The federal holiday signifies the emancipation of African Americans who were enslaved in the country at one point.

This Sunday is Juneteenth and there will be celebrations across our community and the country. And because the federal holiday falls on a Sunday, it will also be observed nationally on Monday. And on that day, you are invited to the long-anticipated rededication of Hamtramck Stadium, which includes a Negro Leagues tribute game followed by a special homage to a prominent former negro-league player.

According to Local 4′s weather department, the high temps won’t stick around for the weekend, so lets get out and have some fun!

Some city offices will be closed in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.

The effort to officially celebrate Juneteenth as a paid holiday has faced skepticism inside legislatures that have largely chosen symbolic gestures to recognize the holiday while curtailing certain conversations on race and racism.

Juneteenth commemorates the announcement of emancipation of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865.This happened more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863.

Welcome to Sunday evening, Motown.

EMU will be offering events in three communities to commemorate Juneteenth.

The second annual celebration will take place between 11 a.m.-7 p.m. on June 18 and on June 19.

The Michigan Supreme Court declared Juneteenth a statewide court holiday Wednesday over the objections of two Republican justices who said taxpayers will be shortchanged.

Nothing kicks off summer better than a chance to enjoy great art, food, and music with friends and family.

A bill that would allow state employees to take the Juneteenth holiday or any other day instead of Confederate Memorial Day has unanimously passed the South Carolina Senate.

A Black Lives Matter mural in Ypsilanti was vandalized by a white supremacist group in the early morning hours of Sunday morning.

The weather might have been less than ideal, but that didn’t stop dozens of Juneteenth celebrations from happening across Metro Detroit.

Welcome to Juneteenth and Saturday night, Motown.

Welcome to Juneteenth and Saturday evening, Motown.

Parades, picnics and lessons in history are all part of Juneteenth events in the U.S. The day is carrying even more significance after Congress and President Joe Biden created a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery.

Welcome to Juneteenth and Saturday, Motown.

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Welcome to Juneteenth and Saturday, Motown.

The Juneteenth celebration kicks off with a stroll in Detroit along the Avenue of Fashion on Livernois, taking you through 46 Black-owned businesses offering discounts.

A vacant lot near the Coleman A. Young Community Center on Detroit’s east side was once a training ground for Black men during the Civil War.

WDIV-Local 4 Educates and Celebrates the Historical Significance of Juneteenth with Stories and Events.

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As the nation this week made Juneteenth a federal holiday, lawmakers are reviving calls to end a loophole in the Constitution that has allowed another form of slavery to endure.

Looking for something to do this weekend in Metro Detroit? Here are some ideas!

Black Americans are rejoicing after President Joe Biden signed legislation establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday.

Shaun Dirden grew up never celebrating Juneteenth and now he wants to make sure his family never forgets and everyone can understand the importance of the day.

According to a survey by the National Police Foundation, 86% of America’s police departments are facing staffing shortages.

Juneteenth is coming up, this weekend in fact -- and for those who might be unfamiliar, the holiday commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States.

While many Americans have a vast array of knowledge about Juneteenth, others don’t know as much about the holiday and the history behind it.

Charles H. Wright Museum has a list of fun activities for the upcoming celebration

President Joe Biden will sign legislation into law on Thursday that officially makes Juneteenth a federal holiday -- the first new national holiday since 1983.

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The United States will soon have a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.

President Joe Biden has signed legislation Thursday establishing a new federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery, saying he believes it will go down as one of the greatest honors he has as president.

Here's what is happening for Juneteenth around Ann Arbor.

It's been a decades long effort to save an important piece of local history and pay tribute to the family that once called it home.

The Metro Detroit Black Business Alliance is kicking off Juneteenth with a business crawl unlike any other.

Most of us are aware of Juneteenth, in that it exists, but there is so much history to know about the celebration.

It’s an occasion that’s recognized in most states and the District of Columbia, but it’s not as of yet a federal holiday.

Several city of Ann Arbor municipal offices at Larcom City Hall will be closed Friday to observe the Juneteenth holiday.

The Senate has passed a bill that would make Juneteenth, or June 19th, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.

Juneteenth marks freedom, a second and final liberation for African Americans in the United States. It’s also an opportunity to focus on parts of the nation’s history that often go untold.

Juneteenth is being recognized all over the nation, but there are still plenty of questions about how to observe the events surround June 19, 1865.

The Detroit Civil Rights, Inclusion & Opportunity Department has also partnered with numerous community leaders to host a series of virtual panel discussions through August as part of “Freedom Summer.” The series, Changing the Narrative, will address issues of equity, wealth and equality.

The first mural stretches across South Washington Street between Ferris Street and Michigan Avenue. The second is at the Riverside Park entry driveway off of Cross Street.

Did you realize that Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States?

In various places around the nation, there is a reckoning and a recognition of the importance of acknowledging and celebrating the freeing of slaves and many have latched onto Juneteenth, a holiday started and celebrated, largely in Texas after a group of slaves discovered they’d been freed many years prior.