Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021, when President Joe Biden signed it into law. The bill passed with near ...

Syracuse's own Juneteenth celebrations date back decades, with local Black communities calling it "our Fourth of July." ...

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

For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are ...

Juneteenth, the nation's most recent federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery ...

For beginners and those brushing up on history, here are some answers: ...

A new book finds that Galveston's business and political elite undermined the promise of "absolute equality" that we ...

Galveston is among the communities keeping Juneteenth alive today. For this Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of ...

America's Second Independence Day is today. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

From Galveston to the Guggenheim, Black communities are gathering in joy—even as DEI gains, Black history and hard-won ...

Juneteenth is the longest-running African American holiday, and it became a federal holiday a few years ago. Here's what's open and closed Thursday.

Four short years after the recognition of a holiday commemorating freedom, it feels like Black people are less free.