Martin Luther King Jr. Day will look a little different this year at some places. Is it still a federal holiday?

Black Americans rejoiced Thursday after President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday, but some said that, while they appreciated the recognition at a time of racial reckoning in America, more ...

President Trump announced changes that will affect two federal holidays in 2026. What they mean, what you need to know in Mississippi ...

Over the past few years, Juneteenth has become more nationally recognized as a federal holiday, and that’s for good reason. While many US citizens celebrate this country’s independence from Great ...

A bill to make Juneteenth Independence Day a federal holiday passed the House on Wednesday and will head to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature. The bill would make June 19 the 11th federal ...

President Trump cannot cancel federal holidays like MLK Day or Juneteenth without an act of Congress. The Trump administration removed MLK Day and Juneteenth from the list of fee-free days at national ...

In 2021, the U.S. government finally caught up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe Biden ...

Mattel is introducing a new Barbie doll that honors pioneering activist Opal Lee, known as the "grandmother" of the Juneteenth movement.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the holiday honoring the life and birthday of the American civil rights leader, is this month. Despite it being a federal holiday, President Donald Trump removed Martin ...