Gastonia kicked-off its EbonyFest Juneteenth festival Saturday with vendors, educational booths, food trucks and a parade.

Juneteenth is coming up on Thursday, and the Charlotte area is hosting a plethora of events to celebrate Black culture and ...

After a costly policy change, Gastonia reversed course—agreeing to cover in-kind services so a local Juneteenth festival, ...

Gastonia will have a multi-day celebration in honor of Juneteenth, the federal holiday that celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. On Saturday, June 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 ...

EbonyFest Juneteenth festival became a city operated celebration in Gastonia. Other local organizers hope the conversation ...

GASTONIA, N.C. — A Juneteenth festival in Gastonia is now a city-run event. Last week, organizers revealed that they would have to pay over $15,000 out of pocket for staff required at the event.

After an hour of public comment and lengthy discussion on the dais, Gastonia City Council members voted unanimously Tuesday to make a local Juneteenth festival a city event — helping the ...

CHARLOTTE — The Ivy Hall Foundation in North Charlotte is hosting a Juneteenth Jazz Celebration from 2 to 7 p.m. Saturday.

Juneteenth commemorates when the last enslaved Black people in the country were finally told they were free. What's closed?