TROY — Multiple Troy students were among the winners of Oakland County’s first Juneteenth Art & Essay Contest.

OAKLAND — The country was still six decades away from recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday when Barbara Lee first moved from El Paso, Texas, to Southern California, where she had to ...

Juneteenth honors the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. Though it did not become a federal holiday until 2021, Oakland residents have celebrated Juneteenth at Lake Merritt long ...

A Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, California, turned violent when several people were shot, police said. The Lake Merritt event on Wednesday night was largely peaceful, with as many as 5,000 in ...

Oakland leaders said they are better prepared for Thursday's Juneteenth celebration in wake of last year's violence. Police are deploying "mobile field forces" to quickly respond to issues should ...

Voleine Amilcar, of Oakland, right, dances with others during the Oakland Museum of California’s Hella Juneteenth Festival 2025 in Oakland, Calif., on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

A photo of the "world's hottest police officer" is going viral at the beach heading into the Fourth of July. The upcoming ...

A shooting that erupted at Oakland’s Juneteenth celebrations during an "illegal sideshow involving vehicles and motorbikes" has left several people injured, police say. The Oakland Police ...

OAKLAND — The country was still six decades away from recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday when Barbara Lee first moved from El Paso, Texas, to Southern California, where she had to ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Fifteen people were shot after an illegal "sideshow" took over a peaceful Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, police said Thursday. The incident happened at around 9 p.m ...

Oakland County separately adopted Juneteenth as a holiday the same year. Rosemerry Allen, an Oakland County resident, said she's proud of the county's commitment to Juneteenth.