Juneteenth was officially declared a federal holiday on June 17, 2021. The stock market will not be open on Juneteenth, ...

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

Juneteenth 2025 is this week. Here's what to know about the federal holiday, why it's celebrated and its origins.

On June 19, 1865, a Union general arrived in Galveston, Texas, with a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, which he read to ...

Juneteenth is celebrated annually on June 19 and falls on a Thursday this year.

First created in 1997 by National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation founder Ben Haith, the banner is in red, white and blue ...

With its formal recognition still recent, Juneteenth continues to expand in public awareness and civic importance. While some ...

Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the ...

Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived at Galveston on June 19, 1865, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. That was more than two months after ...

There are events across Greater Lansing to celebrate Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of U.S. slavery.

Galveston celebrates the 160th Juneteenth anniversary with a week of events honoring emancipation and African American ...