Juneteenth, which is always on June 19, marks the day in 1865 that Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and let the ...

Juneteenth became the newest U.S. federal holiday in 2021, but it has held significance for many Black Americans for a long ...

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

Juneteenth is a federal holiday marking the day when everyone in the United States became free. Here’s everything you need to ...

Juneteenth (June 19) marks the formal and permanent end of slavery in the US. Here is a Darwinian/humanist take on why this ...

Kechi Okpala with the African American Research Library and Cultural Center in Ft. Lauderdale says the news actually reached ...

This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth. Here's what to know about the holiday and why' it's celebrated.

The great-grandson of a civil rights icon spoke at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum this week in celebration of Juneteenth.

Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the Confederacy were freed in Texas. Learn about the ...

Tomorrow is Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating Black freedom in America. Here's how to celebrate, what will be open and closed ...

Amid President Donald Trump's efforts to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion, concerns have come up over the continuation of Juneteenth as a federal holiday.

Juneteenth, the holiday marking the official end of slavery is celebrated annually on June 19, but became recognized as a federal holiday a few years back.