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

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

Juneteenth was officially recognized as a federal holiday by President Joe Biden in 2021. Here's why it's celebrated.

Several communities in the region have Juneteenth events, and at the Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh, organizers say there is an ...

Government and state offices will be closed, as will the U.S. Post Office. That means there will be no mail delivery on ...

PITTSBURGH — Juneteenth festivities get underway Thursday in the City of Pittsburgh. The holiday commemorates the end of ...

Juneteenth celebrations have kicked off in Odessa and Midland and will continue through Sunday, June 22nd. June 19 marks the ...

Mass. towns and cities are ready to celebrate Juneteenth with events happening all weekend. Here's a list of events ...

Did you know Tennessee has two holidays celebrating Emancipation from slavery? Juneteenth, the federal holiday, and August 8.

"Modern descriptions of American slavery often paint the North as slavery-free, abolitionist states, but this isn’t true." ...

Many government offices will be closed in observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday. Here's a list of what else is closed.

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has issued a proclamation to commemorate Juneteenth. The federal holiday was created to commemorate the emancipation of slaves in the United States, which was ...