June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.

June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation ...

Just seven years after learning of their freedom, a group of formerly enslaved Black Texans purchased land in 1872 to ...

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...

Corey Powell, co-chair of the Lubbock Juneteenth committee, says the freedoms fought and died for many years ago should never ...

June 19 has witnessed some of the most transformative events in world history, spanning social justice milestones, groundbreaking scientific achievements, ...

The last enslaved people in America learned of their freedom under the Emancipation Proclamation 160 years ago. It took two ...

Five years ago, the nation recognized the first Juneteenth. It marks the day in 1965 when Union soldiers went to Galveston, ...

With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally rang true for more Americans.

Kenosha marked Juneteenth with music, unity and celebration, as families gathered at Civic Park for the city’s fifth annual ...

Music could be heard throughout the Sioux City Public Museum on Thursday during Sioux City’s NAACP Juneteenth celebration.

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - A Juneteenth block party kicked off at the Waikiki Shell on Thursday at 3 p.m. The free event was ...