In Oregon, Black rodeo culture emerged long after its initial heyday in the 1860s, according to Mariah Rocker, public programs and exhibits manager of Oregon Black Pioneers, a nonprofit focused on ...

The 53rd annual Juneteenth Oregon celebration brought together hundreds of people Saturday, continuing the holiday’s legacy of honoring Black freedom and culture, despite Saturday's rain. The ...

In honor of Juneteenth, several events were held in Portland, including a 5K run on the Scenic North Portland Bluff with the Big Yard Foundation and a Juneteenth Cookout hosted by Don’t Shoot PDX.

Celebrations were held across Oregon to commemorate Juneteenth, a federal holiday that marks the emancipation of enslaved African Americans, including dozens of events that brought together ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Juneteenth, or June 19, honors the day in 1865 when union soldiers announced that news of the abolition of slavery reached the westernmost slave state of Texas.

Before that, Stanfield and other Black women organized the first Juneteenth event in Bend’s Drake Park in 2020. That was also when they began demonstrating for racial justice.