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

Juneteenth is fast approaching on June 19, a date where Americans celebrate and reflect on the history, journey and culture of Black Americans.

Juneteenth will be celebrated on Thursday, June 19, 2025. However, it's unknown if it will be a state holiday this year.

Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the Confederacy were freed in Texas. Learn about the ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s.

Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and became a federal holiday in 2021. Here's what to know about the holiday and what businesses will be open and closed on that day. June ...

Monday marks the Juneteenth holiday — a date commemorating the fall of slavery in the United States. While it's a new federal holiday, it's been celebrated since the 1860s.

Many departments at the local, state and federal levels will shutter their offices on Thursday, June 19 in observance of the holiday. Juneteenth, known as America's Second Independence Day, has ...

Many "nonessential" government offices did shut down. The U.S. Postal Service remained open, expressing support for the holiday but saying that it is "not possible to cease the operations of the ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that honors June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Texas were set free. The order for the state came about two and a half years after the 1862 Emancipation ...

President Joe Biden signed legislation on June 17, 2021, making Juneteenth a U.S. federal holiday after Congress passed The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act that same month.

Despite Juneteenth’s storied history, the holiday was largely overlooked by non-Black Americans until recent years. It’s worth reflecting on the history of the newest national holiday.