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

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

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

Juneteenth, which commemorates the legacy of emancipation, means that many government offices are to close amid celebrations.

The delayed freedom of Texas slaves reveals much about the fragile nature of legal authority when confronted by entrenched ...

It has been 160 years since all African Americans in the U.S. were freed. The history of Juneteenth is celebrated on June 19 ...

Juneteenth, which is short for “June Nineteenth”, celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday, which is ...

Today is Juneteenth. Here's a look at the celebrations, free museum days and what's open and closed in the Boston area.

For Detroit's Livernois Avenue of Fashion, "Juneteenth" is a time to celebrate the holiday and a business legacy with a ...

It is often referred to as “America’s Second Independence Day,” highlighting the distinct path to freedom that Black ...

The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining "June" and "nineteenth" — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries.

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