Pittsburgh's Juneteenth festivities kicked off in Mellon Park on Thursday. One hundred sixty years ago, enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free. It was more than two years after President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation,

More than 70,000 people are expected to attend Juneteenth celebrations at Mellon Park during the four-day event.

Quay Simmons, a Juneteenth vendor sporting a “Strong As A Mother” T-shirt, wasn’t going to let a little rain on Thursday get her down. For the fifth year now, the Pittsburgh native has left her day jo