For beginners and those brushing up on history, here are some answers: ...

Juneteenth was officially declared a federal holiday on June 17, 2021. Here is what to know about the upcoming holiday. The stock market will not be open on Juneteenth, according to the NYSE market ...

Juneteenth 2025 is this week. Here's what to know about the federal holiday, why it's celebrated and its origins.

Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery. See what President Trump said about it and what the holiday's flag means.

The City of Kilgore celebrated Juneteenth with a parade and cookout on Saturday. The Kilgore Legacy Foundation hosted the ...

Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the ...

Galveston celebrates the 160th Juneteenth anniversary with a week of events honoring emancipation and African American ...

Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., will be observed as a federal holiday on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived at Galveston on June 19, 1865, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. That was more than two months after ...

The Statesman has gathered 9 Juneteenth events to celebrate the state and federal holiday, from car shows to cookouts, in the ...

First created in 1997 by National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation founder Ben Haith, the banner is in red, white and blue of the U.S. flag to convey that all enslaved people and their descendants ...

While Juneteenth is recognized as a state and federal holiday, private businesses don't have to close or offer the day off. Here's what some Atlanta businesses have planned.