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

JEFFERSONVILLE – Juneteenth is one of the newest federal holidays celebrated in the United States. It commemorates the day ...

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

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

The Malone Center’s celebration is happening Saturday, June 21, at Wood’s Park from noon to 3 p.m. It’ll be filled with music, activities, and information about resources in the community. Entry and ...

Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021, when President Joe Biden signed it into law. The bill passed with near ...

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

"Modern descriptions of American slavery often paint the North as slavery-free, abolitionist states, but this isn’t true." ...

A new book finds that Galveston's business and political elite undermined the promise of "absolute equality" that we ...

OAKLAND — The country was still six decades away from recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday when Barbara Lee first ...

Live music moments are happening throughout the city limits and beyond in the near future. Celebrate Juneteenth in Historic ...

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