Let Marylanders be at the forefront of a growing movement to recognize the end of slavery and work toward a better, more ...

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

Since Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, its recognition has continued to grow in Michigan and nationally too.

JEFFERSONVILLE – Juneteenth is one of the newest federal holidays celebrated in the United States. It commemorates the day ...

It may be that trying to undo a national holiday, particularly one as publicly embraced as Juneteenth, would be a harder sell ...

According to a 2024 Congressional Research Service report, at least 30 states and the District of Columbia have designated ...

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

"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.

Many Juneteenth celebrations will be quieter this year as companies scale back their DEI programs amid political and financial pressures, reports The Associated Press.

The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four ...

At the Camp William Penn Museum in Cheltenham, thousands of Black Civil War soldiers are remembered for their contributions to the Union.