Officially known as Juneteenth National Independence Day, the day […]© Local News Matters ‘Like a big family reunion’: Richmond marks Juneteenth celebration with parade, music ...

The 517 Juneteenth weekend kicked off Thursday, June 19, with a seminar and mixer focused on Black wellness. On Friday, Ourspace hosted an ice cream social ahead of Saturday’s festival.

David Gergen, adviser to four presidents, dies at 83 Juneteenth is also included on the Defense Intelligence Agency’s list, but with an asterisk noting that federal holidays will not be paused.

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when the Union Army traveled to Galveston, Texas, to announce that all enslaved Black Americans were free, according to the National Museum of African ...