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

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

Like most federal holidays, expect your local banks and credit unions to be closed in observance of Juneteenth. Postal ...

A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...

Google marked Juneteenth Thursday with a Google Doodle crafted to represent both African American heritage and culture, and ...

It may be that trying to undo a national holiday, particularly one as publicly embraced as Juneteenth, would be a harder sell ...

We feature a special broadcast marking the Juneteenth federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom more than two years after the ...

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

Juneteenth, which commemorates the legacy of emancipation, means that many government offices are to close amid celebrations.

This year marks the fourth year that New Jersey will celebrate Juneteenth as an official state holiday. However, while ...

In Juneteenth’s fifth year as a federal holiday, commemorations of the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States continue to evolve in the Baltimore area and beyond.

"My heart aches for what I know the enslaved people had to deal with. They sacrificed so much," said state Sen. John Lovick.