Community leaders discuss setbacks with planning Juneteenth celebrations amidst executive order to combat DEI programs.

Juneteenth may have begun in Galveston, Texas, but its significance is widespread. The holiday, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas (on June 19, 1865), became nationally recognized in 2021 ...

Juneteenth became an official federal holiday starting in 2021 under former President Joe Biden to recognize the freedom of formerly enslaved Black people. On June 19, 1865, Union ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Celebrations around the U.S. are marking Thursday as Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day in 1865 ...

Alexis Bradley, from Let’s Talk Sis, joined us in the studio this morning to celebrate Juneteenth’s history. On June 19th, ...

Joe" recognized Juneteenth this year by speaking with legendary American civil rights activist Rev. Al Sharpton, who advised ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants the Pentagon to tone any commemoration of Juneteenth way, way down, in keeping with his ...

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

Many banks will be closed on Thursday for Juneteenth, though ATMs and online banking will still be available. Major banks ...

While the 4th of July marked the independence of some during the early stages of the country’s history, many were excluded ...

June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.

It is important to recognize where you've been, you know, stand firmly in the truth, and then go forward,” said Lubbock Juneteenth's Cory Powell.