Juneteenth is what the dictionaries call a “compression,” in this case of a date, ‘June Nineteenth.’ The actual June 19th that we mark with this holiday is June 19, 1865.

U.S. Major General Gordon Granger ordered the enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation in Galveston, Texas, ending ...

Juneteenth celebrations were held around the capital city on Thursday including a fireside chat with journalist, author and political commentator Roland Martin.

The president had been expected to issue a proclamation about Juneteenth but White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt ...

The Hannibal Juneteenth Coalition is hosting festivities on June 21st to bring the community together, to recognize America's ...

The City of Federal Way raised the Juneteenth flag for the sixth year on June 18 at City Hall. The event was kicked off by a ...

Juneteenth came and went Thursday, but curiously something seemed to be missing from the annual celebration: a cordial salute ...

The emancipation took place on June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...

Millions of Americans will get Thursday off work for Juneteenth. Millions don't deserve it, especially Ohio lawmakers and ...

On Juneteenth, President Donald Trump took to social media to criticize non-working holidays and claimed that people want to work them.

Thursday morning rears a bright and warm beginning to the 27th annual Austin Central Texas Juneteenth parade. Music hits the ...

About 300 people gathered Thursday in Buckley Park to participate in Durango’s annual Juneteenth celebration, hosted by the ...