Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in ...

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that slaves would be freed in ...

Juneteenth, combining June and nineteenth, is a day that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. It marks the day ...

An East Texas native and southern soul blues singer is returning home to celebrate and perform at Kilgore’s Juneteenth music ...

On June 19, 1865, over two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate states, Union troops in Galveston, Texas, announced that the enslaved ...

Residents of all ages gathered at the Lincoln Recreation Center for a day of remembrance, unity and cultural celebration in ...

America’s newest national holiday today also rises as America’s most misunderstood federal holiday. Part of that misunderstanding may come from its novelty to the masses. After all, Juneteenth has ...

EAST TEXAS (KLTV/KTRE) - Juneteenth events are planned this week around East Texas. Power Wheel Parade - Woldert Park 701 W.

Several events are being held across North Texas to commemorate the day slaves in Texas learned that they had been freed.

This year, Juneteenth falls on Thursday, June 19. Here’s what’s open and closed on the holiday.

Juneteenth marks the official end of slavery in 1865. Most stores and restaurants are expected to be open normal hours.

Several events are being held across Central Texas to commemorate the day slaves in Texas learned that they had been freed.