Juneteenth became the newest U.S. federal holiday in 2021, but it has held significance for many Black Americans for a long ...

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

Tomorrow is Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating Black freedom in America. Here's how to celebrate, what will be open and closed on Thursday, June 19.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...

A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...

Juneteenth, the holiday marking the official end of slavery is celebrated annually on June 19, but became recognized as a federal holiday a few years back.

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Here's some of ...

Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became ...

Thursday will mark 160 years since Union forces landed in Galveston with news that enslaved Texans had been emancipated more ...

The African American Advisory Board with the Jacksonville mayor’s office is holding a celebration for Juneteenth on Tuesday.