Tag: Juneteenth

Music, dance and prayer were among the staples at the Juneteenth celebration June 19 at St. Elizabeth Church in Wilmington. Youth from the Victory Fellowship...

This year marks the 160th anniversary of the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the last Confederate state that continued to uphold the practice...

The Diocese of Wilmington’s Ministry for Black Catholics will hold its fourth annual Juneteenth celebration on June 19 to mark the end of slavery...

As the nation marked Juneteenth, the head of the U.S. bishops' anti-racism committee called for renewed efforts to combat the historical legacy of slavery...

“Still We Rise” in Wilmington, a commemoration and celebration of Juneteenth at St. Elizabeth Church in Wilmington, drew singers and celebrants June 19. Rev. Aaron...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala.  -- This Juneteenth holiday a group of Glenmary Home Missioners will have a deeper appreciation for the historic struggle of African Americans...

The Ministry of Black Catholics for the Diocese of Wilmington will hold “Still We Rise,” a commemoration and celebration of Juneteenth, on June 19...

WILMINGTON — Juneteenth is more than a celebration. It is a reminder that the work for justice is not complete and a call to...

Building a "beloved community" -- a term popularized by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. -- requires faith, the courage to "rediscover the...

Therese Wilson Favors, the former director of African American Ministries for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, will deliver the keynote address at the Juneteenth celebration...