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Juneteenth parade highlights freedom and justice. Families and organizations in Knoxville focused on sharing the holiday's ...
The parade began at Chilhowee Park and ended at Dr. Walter Hardy Park. The Juneteenth celebration is also at Dr. Walter Hardy ...
Knoxville will observe Juneteenth with festivals, a parade, music and other activities on and around June 19 to celebrate ...
and two years after Juneteenth became a federal holiday, Knoxville is preparing for days of festivities to celebrate Black freedom. Juneteenth ‒ also known as Jubilee Day, Emancipation Day and ...
Knoxville's forecast includes showers, thunderstorms, and high winds, with increasing storm activity leading to the weekend.
Juneteenth, a more recent federal holiday, is dedicated to celebrating the freedom of formerly enslaved Black people. A culmination of events take place across the country on June 19 to ...
Across Middle Tennessee, churches and community groups are coming together to celebrate Juneteenth with events that honor the end of slavery, promote unity, and the pursuit of justice and equality.
Andrew Johnson famously freed his slaves on Aug. 8, 1863, but it would be another 18 months before Tennessee freed enslaved ...
Juneteenth was officially established as a federal holiday under former President Joe Biden in 2021. Here's what's closed on ...