Where to celebrate Juneteenth in Maine

Hundreds celebrate Juneteenth across Maine

Hundreds gathered at Ellsworth’s Knowlton Park Thursday to observe “Juneteenth Downeast” with family activities, food, wellness offerings and more.

Where to celebrate Juneteenth in Maine

Where to celebrate Juneteenth in New Hampshire

Community celebrations are planned across the state on Thursday and in the days ahead.

Where to celebrate Juneteenth in Pennsylvania

Communities across Pennsylvania will celebrate Juneteenth over the next several days, with events that strive to reflect on the nation’s history and uplift the Black community. Thursday is Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union troops brought news of freedom to enslaved people in Texas, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipati…