Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...

This is the first year Juneteenth will be recognized as a state holiday in Vermont. As a federal holiday, many businesses and organizations will be closed for the observance of Juneteenth, but not all ...

The Justice for All Juneteenth Jam starts at 4 p.m. and runs until 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, in downtown Grand Rapids.

Juneteenth celebrations are being held across Southeast Texas, but Thursday’s weather could include a scattering of afternoon ...

A local man on felony probation was arrested early Wednesday after he allegedly attacked his pregnant girlfriend and "put her ...

On June 19, 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers rode through Galveston, Texas, with the message that enslaved people were free.

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

Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered free following the arrival of Union troops. The Civil War had ended on ...

Spontaneous Juneteenth celebrations emerged almost immediately. Celebrants referred to the day as “Emancipation Day,” “Freedom Day,” “Juneteenth” and “Jubilee Day.” The latter title alluded to the ...

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

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops ...