The hard-won freedom of enslaved people and the enduring progress of the African American community will be celebrated across ...

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

"It's more important than ever to gather publicly and tell our stories and lift up the Black voices through art and joy,” ...

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

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

However, Juneteenth became a permanent state holiday in Alabama just this year. In May, Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill ...

Do you need to put your trash out? Are banks closed? What to know about Juneteenth closings and openings today.

America's Second Independence Day is today. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

Artists and writers from around the world have conveyed black people’s struggles, triumphs and contributions to American ...

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

Juneteenth is often described as the day “slavery ended in Texas,” but the truth behind it tells a deeper, more sobering story - one that includes deception, delay, and a hard-won arrival of justice.

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week. Here's everything to ...