Jasmine Kingi, left, 26, and Robin Renee Green, 26, both from Los Angeles, celebrate as they take part in a car parade to mark Juneteenth in Inglewood, Calif, June 19, 2021.

Here at home, President Trump has also floated the idea of eliminating one of the national holidays. However, because he floated the idea on Juneteenth — via a social media post about “too ...

Summerfest 2025, which took place over three weekends from June 19 to July 5, concluded its nine-day run with an attendance of 602,231, an 8% increase compared to 2024, festival organizers reported.

ABC News' Soul of a Nation special, “Sound of Freedom - A Juneteenth Celebration” aired Friday, June 17, at 8 p.m. on ABC and is now available on Hulu.

Lift Every Voice A Juneteenth Music Celebration on June 17, 2025, at the Palace Theatre; Albany's Juneteenth Block Party 2025 ...

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom—a full two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.” ...