Juneteenth festivities get underway Thursday in the City of Pittsburgh. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, marking when enslaved people in Texas received news of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Pittsburgh's Juneteenth celebrations go beyond Thursday's holiday, with concerts, a parade, film screenings and sporting events happening through the end of the week. The big picture: Juneteenth commemorates the day on June 19,

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