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Juneteenth is more than a remembrance of the day in 1865 when 2000 Union troops marched into Galveston Texas, and told enslaved blacks they were free.

Juneteenth celebrations mark word of the end of slavery arriving in Texas on June 19, 1865, but people enslaved in Delaware were still not freed until months later.

The Trump administration rule would overturn Obama-era sex discrimination protections for transgender people in health care.

The chain changed its position on mask-wearing less than a day after the company became a target on social media for saying it would defer to local governments on the issue.

The administration says the message is not a damper on personal expression. Staff members say the policy is unevenly applied.

Walls for Justice founder Samuel Rodriguez feels like his whole life was leading up to this moment.

Pa., N.J., Del. and 44 other states officially mark June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas first got news of the Emancipation Proclamation.

The area between Mantua and Kingsessing is inundated with local law enforcement.

The group behind the campaign wants to buy the Black artist’s house and transform it into a creative hub for North Philadelphia.

Philadelphia officials promise to install more fences and signs after demands from community leaders.

The portraits were taken in Fairmount Park just before protests flooded the city.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney said Thursday the city could move into the “green” phase of the state’s reopening plan as early as July 3.

The guidance said prosecutors can’t adopt a blanket policy of not charging people for refusing to comply with restrictions on the number of people who can gather in one place.

The packages create an eviction diversion program, extend an eviction moratorium through August, and address late fees and related issues.

The emergency fund designed to help Delaware State University students hit hard by the coronavirus shutdown has reached its $1 million goal.