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Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ...
Juneteenth 2025 is this week. Here's what to know about the federal holiday, why it's celebrated and its origins.
Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s.
This year brings the 160th anniversary of June 19, 1865, a major turning point in the fight to end slavery in the U.S.
Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week.. Although Juneteenth celebrations were documented as early as 1866, it wasn't officially ...
Every June 19, the Broadway League has a tremendous program as part of its Black to Broadway initiative called “Broadway ...
Salt Lake Community College hosted its fourth annual Juneteenth Freedom Day Music Festival on June 24 from 6 to 8 p.m. on the ...
Longest-serving church member recognized during gathering TRYON—Historic Good Shepherd Episcopal Church of Tryon has enjoyed ...
While the federal Juneteenth holiday marked its fourth observance as a U.S. federal holiday, people in the Virgin Islands ...
Suffolk’s inaugural Juneteenth Festival was held on Saturday, June 21 at the Downtown Festival Park. Presented by Saratoga ...
Hundreds of Southeast Queens residents celebrated Juneteenth at the 5th annual Juneteenth in Queens Celebration at Roy ...
Locals and visitors alike braved the heat last Thursday to participate in a Juneteenth celebration at Drummer Boy Park, the ...