Community comes together celebrating the 19th annual Juneteenth Festival on Germantown Avenue 02:20. Plenty of Juneteenth events have already been celebrated in Philadelphia and the region, but ...

Philadelphia recognized Juneteenth as an official city holiday last year, and Mayor Jim Kenney renewed the observance for 2021. The city is working to permanently recognize the holiday.

Philadelphia has one of the largest Juneteenth celebrations in the country. It was a celebration of life on 52nd Street. "It's good, and it's about how you get your identity and also celebrate," a ...

Juneteenth is two weeks away. The holiday, declared a new national holiday last year, will be officially observed on Monday, June 20. There will be many events throughout the region, including the ...

It was a festive Sunday in Philadelphia, as folks celebrated Juneteenth in several parts of the city. In Center City, the African American Museum in Philadelphia, or AAMP, hosted a Juneteenth block ...

There won't be a formal parade for Juneteenth in Philadelphia this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But, by all accounts, Juneteenth is getting more recognition as a holiday than it ever has before.

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Hundreds of people celebrated Juneteenth Saturday with a rally and march in West Philadelphia. The organizers, Pennsylvania Juneteenth Initiative, had been fighting for the ...

Juneteenth has been designated an official holiday for the city of Philadelphia, Mayor Jim Kenney announced Tuesday. As a result, all city offices and facilities will be closed to the public on ...

Although Philadelphia’s biggest #Juneteenth parade and festival was cancelled this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, several other celebrations popped up throughout the city on Friday as ...

Law enforcement officials in Philadelphia have released surveillance footage in the hopes of tracking down a man who, police believe, fired several shots in an incident along Rising Sun Avenue, in ...

Where July 4th celebrates the day America claimed independence from British rule, Juneteenth commemorates June 19th marks the ...

A daylong Juneteenth celebration featuring a parade, art show, marketplace and music festival is happening in West Philadelphia. The city's Juneteenth parade begins at 12:30 p.m. across from the ...