Forum Philly, Penn Museum host Juneteenth celebration
Some of the artwork students created to help in the teaching of the holiday were proudly displayed.
Some of the artwork students created to help in the teaching of the holiday were proudly displayed.
Organizers say events like Juneteenth are important in creating a stronger and more unified community.
Residents of all backgrounds came to celebrate Freedom Day.
From live performances to a ceremony honoring Black ancestors, a large crowd enjoyed this year's festivities in Center City.
The holiday honors June 19, 1865 as the day the last enslaved Black people in the United States learned they had been freed under the Emancipation Proclamation.
June 19, 1865, was the day that the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas learned that they had been freed from slavery.
In celebration of the Juneteenth holiday, also called Freedom Day, Temple's Center for Anti-Racism invited about 50 kids from North Philly to learn about the history of Juneteenth.
The celebration includes live music, food vendors, and more.
The event is part of the Wawa Welcome America festivities.
The block party includes live music, games, food trucks and more.
The first tour focused on 19th-century Black businesses, whose impact is still felt today. The second tour was on the underground railroad.
There were dozens of underground railroad stations in Chester County. People on the tour checked out several of them, including the Freeman House on Barnard Street.
Witnesses said dozens of gunshots were fired into a crowd of people attending a party in Willowbrook. Police have not identified a suspect.
Father's Day this year falls a day before Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, and fathers and mental health experts are sharing the importance of fatherhood and their experience with and as Black dads.
Juneteenth honors the day the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free on June 19, 1865, which was two years are the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
The national holiday became federally-recognized in 2021. But communities have been celebrating Emancipation Day for more than a century.
The Philadelphia Juneteenth Parade and Festival will be held this Sunday in West Philadelphia.
Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865 -- the day the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free.
Juneteenth is Monday but people in Germantown got a head start on the celebration Saturday, by unveiling a first-of-its-kind mural in Philadelphia. Marcella Baietto reports.
The over 1,000 square foot piece of art was painted by Keisha Whatley and the community. It's on the side of the Germantown ArtsHaus.
Plans are underway for the 17th annual Philadelphia Juneteenth Festival in Germantown hosted by Johnson House.
The Johnsons played a pivotal role in helping at least 80 enslaved Africans on their journey to freedom.
Since Juneteenth gained formal recognition in 2021 as a national U.S. holiday, all non-essential federal offices close in observance.
Juneteenth will be celebrated on Monday but right now a new movie called The Blackening features the federal holiday as the backdrop to celebrate friendship Ukee Washington reports.
The 17th annual Philly Juneteenth Festival hosted by the Johnson House will be held Saturday, June 17, in Germantown. Natasha Brown shares more on how the historic site played a pivotal role in helping enslaved people achieve freedom.
A beloved funeral home in North Philadelphia is damaged after a fire, but the owner plans to rebuild.
A raccoon briefly interrupted a soccer match between the Philadelphia Union and the New York City FC Wednesday night.
The NFL released the Philadelphia Eagles' 2024 regular season schedule on Wednesday night. Here's a prediction for every game.
Bryce Harper homered, doubled and drove in three runs, Ranger Suárez became the first eight-game winner in the majors and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets 10-5.
It was a day to celebrate the inaugural Spring Fling in East Germantown, where Philly Parks & Rec helped host a family-friendly dance event for adults with intellectual disabilities.
The Eagles' 2024 regular-season schedule includes a game against former Super Bowl-winning coach Doug Pederson, several prime-time games and much more.
A Bethlehem school resource officer and soccer coach was charged with sexually assaulting a 14-year-old student and taking an upskirt video of an 11-year-old girl.
Some tenants at a Mt. Airy apartment building were evacuated due to structural safety concerns after a CBS News Philadelphia investigation.
A beloved funeral home in North Philadelphia is damaged after a fire, but the owner plans to rebuild.
A raccoon briefly interrupted a soccer match between the Philadelphia Union and the New York City FC Wednesday night.
A beloved funeral home in North Philadelphia is damaged after a fire, but the owner plans to rebuild.
It was a day to celebrate the inaugural Spring Fling in East Germantown, where Philly Parks & Rec helped host a family-friendly dance event for adults with intellectual disabilities.
Some tenants at a Mt. Airy apartment building were evacuated due to structural safety concerns after a CBS News Philadelphia investigation.
The Terrace Apartments on Spruce Street caught fire in West Philadelphia on May 5. Since then, some residents have struggled to get back on their feet.
Months after someone threw rocks through several stained-glass windows at Mother Bethel AME Church in Society Hill, the church is celebrating the restoration of the historic windows.
The remaining volunteer firefighters at Winslow Township's stations in Tansboro, Albion, and Elm will be consolidated into one "super station" at the fire headquarters along Cedar Brook Road.
Funeral services were held Wednesday for New Jersey State Trooper Marcellus Bethea in Burlington County. Family and friends gathered at Mary Mother of the Church parish in Bordentown.
Downtown Cape May, New Jersey fills the role of Newport, Rhode Island as the Bob Dylan movie "A Complete Unknown" films this week.
Here's a quack-tastic story. A concerned Galloway Township resident's 911 call helped reunite several ducklings stranded in a storm drain with their mother.
Wednesday sees the heaviest and steadiest showers from 5 a.m. until around noon, and high temperatures don't make it out of the mid-to-upper 60s.
Wednesday sees the heaviest and steadiest showers from 5 a.m. until around noon, and high temperatures don't make it out of the mid-to-upper 60s.
Tuesday starts clear with some peeks of sun early, but clouds will cover the Philadelphia area by mid-morning and spotty rain returns later in the afternoon and evening.
A University of Delaware student was charged with a hate crime and banned from campus after vandalizing a Holocaust memorial and going on an "antisemitic tirade," the attorney general's office announced Monday.
Temperatures Monday will be back to normal for this time of the year with highs climbing to 73 degrees and lots of sunshine in Philadelphia.
A 16-year-old was killed and another teenager is in serious condition after a shooting near the Concord Mall L.E.A.D Fest Carnival in Wilmington, Delaware, Saturday night.
Pennsylvania has launched a new dashboard tracking tickborne diseases.
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Andrew Linder is aiming to be the first person to run from Santa Monica Pier in California to Central Park in New York City with a 15-pound weighted vest.
Firefighters say talking about emotions isn't something they're trained to do but the Philadelphia Fire Department is making that easier.
On Friday, a grateful family from Cape May met the woman who donated a kidney not knowing who the recipient would be.
A Pennsylvania senator is among those moving to ban selling water beads, the colorful, water-filled toy nationwide.
Business owners in Wildwood, New Jersey, talk about the impact Memorial Day weekend has on their bottom line.
An iconic local jeweler is under new management as the owners turned over the business Monday to several longtime employees for free.
California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan, the most well-known version of naloxone that can save a person's life during an opioid overdose.
Regulators have closed Republic First Bank's 32 branches in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York and they will be taken over by Fulton Bank.
For the second time in a month, Aramark union workers will go on strike, this time during Game 3 of the Philadelphia 76ers-New York Knicks playoff series at the Wells Fargo Center.
The Vine Street Expressway in Philadelphia was blocked at Broad Street after a crash early Wednesday morning.
The Phillies are encouraging fans heading to Wednesday's game to use public transportation and plan accordingly for traffic.
Part of the New Jersey Turnpike Southbound was blocked Tuesday due to a crash involving a tractor-trailer.
The 45th Annual Broad Street Run happens Sunday, May 5. Here's how to get there and where to park.
A tractor-trailer truck got stuck under an Amtrak bridge on Route 420 in Prospect Park, Pennsylvania on Friday morning.
A raccoon briefly interrupted a soccer match between the Philadelphia Union and the New York City FC Wednesday night.
The NFL released the Philadelphia Eagles' 2024 regular season schedule on Wednesday night. Here's a prediction for every game.
Bryce Harper homered, doubled and drove in three runs, Ranger Suárez became the first eight-game winner in the majors and the streaking Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Mets 10-5.
The Eagles' 2024 regular-season schedule includes a game against former Super Bowl-winning coach Doug Pederson, several prime-time games and much more.
The WNBA season starts and megastar Caitlin Clark made her debut as the Indiana Fever visited the Connecticut Sun. CBS Philadelphia caught up with fans who say, 'Why not us?'
Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik are reprising their roles from "Big Bang Theory" in part one of the "Young Sheldon" series finale.
Downtown Cape May, New Jersey fills the role of Newport, Rhode Island as the Bob Dylan movie "A Complete Unknown" films this week.
The WNBA tipped off its 28th season with the Las Vegas Aces seeking a three-peat, Caitlin Clark debuting and the league growing faster than ever.
Steve Buscemi was allegedly punched in the face in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood last week.
With the hit series wrapping after seven seasons, "Sunday Morning" talks with star Iain Armitage; Jim Parsons (who created the character of Sheldon Cooper on "The Big Bang Theory"); and producers Steve Molaro and Steve Holland, about the family comedy's success.
Ukee Washington reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Ukee Washington reports.
At Global Leadership Academy Southwest, students set out on learning excursions because the charter school leadership believes the best learning happens outside the classroom.
ASAP is holding a free-week long program that will teach girls in Philadelphia schools how to play chess.
Great Valley High School senior Lucca Ruggieri is already working his dream job: campaign manager for Republican Neil Young's run at Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District.
While students aren't using real tattoo machines, an elective class at West Philadelphia High School is teaching students the techniques to create intricate tattoo designs.
William Bodine High School's robotics team is one of a few schools in the area set to represent Philadelphia at the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship in Texas.
Bill Kelly says Thursday in the Philadelphia region will be cloudy with a chance of a stray shower before more rain arrives this weekend.
The new rule says anyone under 18 years old cannot be without an adult between 10 p.m. and 6 p.m. The curfew will run through Sept. 15.
The Eagles will open up the 2024 regular season in Brazil against the Green Bay Packers. The team's home opener will be Week 2 against the Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football.
A fire broke out at a nearly 100-year-old funeral in the Brewerytown section of North Philadelphia Wednesday morning. The supervisor says she plans to rebuild.
The congregation gathered Wednesday at Mother Bethel AME Church in the Society Hill section of Philadelphia to bless the new stained glass windows, which replaced those broken by a vandal earlier this year.