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

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

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

Juneteenth is a federal holiday for Black Americans to celebrate the emancipation of our enslaved ancestors and honor their sacrifice.

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

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

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

Americans celebrate an imperfect path toward a more perfect union.

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

The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining "June" and "nineteenth" — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries.

It is often referred to as “America’s Second Independence Day,” highlighting the distinct path to freedom that Black ...

Those around the US behind efforts to cripple civil rights, erase accurate, unvarnished history and keep Americans afraid don ...