It will also feature live performances and food trucks.Runs from 3:30-9:30 pm both Fridays.Atlantic Street Center Juneteenth CelebrationWednesday, June 18Watch local performers, shop community vendors and sample regional food trucks at this event the night before Juneteenth.

This vibrant Juneteenth celebration honors Black culture, creativity, and community. In partnership with The Chayah Movement, Community Aunties, and Tacoma Public Schools, this event will feature live performances,

Outdoor activities in some parts of the country might require a plan to shelter from lightning and/or take heat precautions.

While many across the country recognize Juneteenth as the end to the institution of slavery in America in 1865, some tribal nations in Oklahoma continued to own slaves until the following year, 1866.

Seattle's weather: sunny at 75°F today, 70% rain chance Wednesday, pleasant Juneteenth, showers over the weekend.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the country reconsider their support for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Celebrating Freedom event, is scheduled for 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at the Edmonds Waterfront Center, 220 Railroad Ave.,

Seattle's weather forecasts clear skies, a high of 66 degrees today, and gentle weather through the weekend with highs near 70 degrees.

Travel personality Denella Ri'chard reflects on how a visit to Galveston, Texas, transformed how she views not only this holiday but American history itself.