For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy — such as parades or ...

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

Former President Joe Biden celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday at a historic Black church in Texas, calling for Americans to ...

Juneteenth became the newest U.S. federal holiday in 2021, but it has held significance for many Black Americans for a long ...

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

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

Celebrations across the country marked Juneteenth, the day when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom ...

People across the United States paused on Thursday to celebrate what many people consider America's "Second Independence Day, ...

Juneteenth, which is always on June 19, marks the day in 1865 that Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and let the ...

A Juneteenth celebration took place near the Alamo on Thursday, marking the first time a play was performed at the pavilion in front of the Menger ...

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

But the most recent federal holiday to be added to the calendar, it turns out, is the most American holiday yet. That holiday ...