Today is Juneteenth. Here's a look at the celebrations, free museum days and what's open and closed in the Boston area.

Euronna Taylor, a member of the Juneteenth committee, said she had never actually learned about the holiday in school growing up. Taylor, who works at the Roxbury branch of the Boston Public ...

Nineteen ways to celebrate the historical events of Juneteenth in Boston and beyond The when and where on everything from the Embrace Ideas Festival to community gatherings and arts open houses ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s.

Embrace Boston president and CEO Imari Paris Jeffries says that just like physical statues, holidays can act as monuments too.

Boston's second Juneteenth parade is one part of the festivities planned in the city for Monday's federal holiday.Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when U.S. Army Gen. George Gordon Granger ...

Juneteenth was commemorated across the country on Thursday, including in Boston at Roxbury Heritage State Park.

When Boston's Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola thinks of Juneteenth, she sees the national holiday as a celebration, but also as a reminder of oppression. Olayiwola joined WBUR's Weekend Edition ...

The Embrace sculpture on Boston Common is an enduring symbol of the struggle for equal citizenship for all. As we celebrate Juneteenth this year, Larry Gennari calls on readers to dive into books ...

Mail deliveries may be impacted on Juneteenth, the holiday in which Americans celebrate the end of slavery in the U.S.

BOSTON (WHDH) - Juneteenth celebrations kicked off Wednesday morning with the Embrace Inaugural Juneteenth Concert. The concert honors Martin Luther King, Jr. and his wife Coretta Scott King ...

Jaylen Brown’s summer has been anything but quiet. From hosting 741 performances outside TD Garden to leading his bridge program at MIT, the Celtic star immersed himself in the Boston community. He ...