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

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.

June 19, 1865 –the day all people in the United States were officially granted freedom. All across the country, Americans are celebrating this historic milestone with parades, art exhibits, music, and ...

Each winner of the 2025 Dr. Eugene and Dr. Maxine Hankins Cain Lansing Juneteenth Essay Competition and Scholarship Program ...

President Donald Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, ...

For social justice activist Glenn Harris, President Donald Trump’s statement on Juneteenth, arguing there are “too many ...

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The 1865 Society of Pender County held its annual Juneteenth festival on Saturday. It’s the third ...

Juneteenth is a national holiday commemorating June 19, 1865, which is the day that Union troops entered Galveston, Texas, and declared that all the slaves in that state were at last free. That date ...

Juneteenth Celebration in Brundidge was held on the grounds of the Historic Bass House in downtown Brundidge on Saturday.

Despite heavy rain and a last minute location change, Unalaska held its first-ever Juneteenth event. More than 50 community ...

Elected officials in California, including Gov. Gavin Newsom and members of the California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC), last week commemorated Juneteenth, a holiday recognized each year to mark ...

A sea of people gathered inside City Hall on Juneteenth to not only celebrate the consequential holiday, but also to remember ...