Juneteenth, the nation's most recent federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery ...

Juneteenth became an official federal holiday starting in 2021 under former President Joe Biden to recognize the freedom of ...

The hard-won freedom of enslaved people and the enduring progress of the African American community will be celebrated across ...

Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...

"It's more important than ever to gather publicly and tell our stories and lift up the Black voices through art and joy,” ...

America's Second Independence Day is today. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally ...

Artists and writers from around the world have conveyed black people’s struggles, triumphs and contributions to American ...

Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...

Do you need to put your trash out? Are banks closed? What to know about Juneteenth closings and openings today.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two ...

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week. Here's everything to ...