President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...

My heart aches for what I know the enslaved people had to deal with. They sacrificed so much,” said state Sen. John Lovick.

Juneteenth, held every June 19, commemorates the day when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of ...

Opal Lee was 89 when she began her campaign to make the day a federal holiday. At 98. she's still an inspiration ...

Rev. Al Sharpton and filmmaker Spike Lee marked the holiday by speaking out about racial injustice, immigration reforms, and ...

Juneteenth is a celebration that is Texas’ gift to the rest of the nation. It’s a reminder that those ships in the distance ...

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 ...

Lafayette joined cities across the nation in celebrating Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the emancipation of enslaved ...

Juneteenth celebrations in Grand Rapids kicked off Thursday, June 19, in southeast Grand Rapids with a parade along Eastern ...

The Blacks in Technology of Southwest Virginia put together a Juneteenth Celebration: A Day of Independence and Unity at the ...