Miracle Jones owns Miraculous Braidz & Beauty in downtown Bellingham and Miraculous Events. She created Bellingham’s largest ...

My heart aches for what I know the enslaved people had to deal with. They sacrificed so much,” said state Sen. John Lovick.

June 19 is a federally recognized holiday, and an official holiday in Washington state. State and federal offices will be closed.

"We are reminded that freedom was delayed for some, and the journey toward freedom and equity does continue for many." ...

Three events are slated in Bellingham to celebrate Juneteenth, which officially marks when slavery ended in the United States. On June 6, 2020, Gov. Jay Inslee pronounced June 19 as Juneteenth in ...

A crowd of about 50 people, including Bellingham residents, city officials and community leaders, gathered outside City Hall ...

Juneteenth commemorates the day — June 19, 1865 — when federal soldiers arrived in Galveston to take control of Texas and ensure the slaves were freed per the Emancipation Proclamation ...

June 19, also known as "Juneteenth," marks an important moment in American history when Union troops announced the freedom of all slaves. On that day in 1865, Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger ...