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

Who put Juneteenth so close to Flag Day? It's almost as if the flag of the United States was meant to wave over all people longing to be Free At Last, Free At Last. Why should all the fireworks be ...

U.S. stock markets will be closed on Thursday to observe Juneteenth after the NYSE and Nasdaq adopted the day as a new market ...

On June 19, 1865, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, finally received word that they were free.

The Juneteenth Festival will then begin at at the Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem from 12:30pm-8:00pm. There will be ...

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops ...

Georgia’s Juneteenth celebrations  are happening at a fraught time nationally for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives ...

Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of people in Oklahoma ...

Claims that no progress on racial equity has been made in the eight decades since Opal Lee graduated from I.M. Terrell are ...

Listen to live music and poetry, learning about Black history and support Black culture in celebration of Juneteenth in County ...

A Pennsylvania literacy organization is commemorating the Juneteenth holiday by highlighting the history and contributions of ...

There are several events planned in the Sacramento area this week in celebration of Juneteenth, which is also known as ...