Juneteenth recognizes the official emancipation of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865, symbolizing the end of slavery ...

(Reuters) -Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year ...

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

New Jersey state offices will close Friday. But the federal holiday falls on Thursday, creating confusion for residents and a ...

The delayed freedom of Texas slaves reveals much about the fragile nature of legal authority when confronted by entrenched ...

Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not lead this year's Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth, her granddaughter said.

The free, 25-minute music and dance program, "Remembering Juneteenth," will begin at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Alamo Plaza.

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

Leah Frazier's dream of merging fashion with heritage launched four years ago, bringing together local and national designers ...

On his own, the president does not have the authority to strike Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Juneteenth was named a ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed, two years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

Juneteenth is observed federally and at the city level, but not at the state level. Here's a look at what businesses will be ...