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

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

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Here's some of ...

Juneteenth, which commemorates the legacy of emancipation, means that many government offices are to close amid celebrations.

It has been 160 years since all African Americans in the U.S. were freed. The history of Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 ...

Like most federal holidays, expect your local banks and credit unions to be closed in observance of Juneteenth. Postal ...

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

The A.V. Club is out of office today in observance of the holiday, which finally became federally recognized in 2021. The ...

OAKLAND — The country was still six decades away from recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday when Barbara Lee first ...

The museum, now four years in the making, is scheduled to open in 2026, permanently memorializing and educating its visitors ...

Knowles: ‘When we recognize the push to make Juneteenth a national holiday was led by an educator — it highlights the ...