Juneteenth

Date: June 18, 2024. Juneteenth was first celebrated as a national holiday in 2021, and I quickly realized that I had been saved from my annual July 4 ...

Juneteenth celebrates when last enslaved people learned they were free · It was declared a federal holiday in 2021 · All states recognize it; 28 made it permanent ...

Juneteenth in June 19, 2024. Here's what you should know about the federal holiday and which stores and services are open and closed.

When Ted was a child, he said his parents made the bold decision as the first Black family to move into the Beverly neighborhood in Chicago's South Side - ...

The federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery is a reminder work remains amid Civil Rights Act 60th anniversary.

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the holiday, set for June 19, has been sacred to many Black communities. By NBC Chicago Staff and The Associated ...

Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when more than 250,000 enslaved Black people in Texas finally received word of their freedom conferred by President ...

Though the Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in 1863, news did not spread to Confederate strongholds until the end of the Civil War. On June 19, ...

The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed enslaved people in Confederate states, but it did not immediately end slavery in places such as Texas that remained ...

America will celebrate Juneteenth for the fourth year since it became a federal holiday. But for Galveston families, celebrations can be traced back ...

Here's how Costco, Walmart, Target, Starbucks, McDonald's and other big name companies are operating on Juneteenth this year.

Here's what you need to know about whether U.S. stock markets will be open or closed on Juneteenth 2024.

Last week at a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Vice President Harris said that on June 19, 1865, after Union troops arrived in ...

Juneteenth, a federal holiday, is about honoring fortitude, perseverance and, yes, optimism. Those are traits that Americans have always had and that Black ...

Payments will not be required at parking meters and parking pay stations. The offices at Cambridge Cemetery, 76 Coolidge Avenue, will be closed on the holiday, ...

No. All non-essential federal, state and city government offices are closed Wednesday, June 19, for the holiday. Government closures would include high-traffic ...

On June 19, 1865, freedom finally came for the 250,000 enslaved people of Texas. That day, which would become known as Juneteenth, the Army arrived to ...

Juneteenth is not just a federal holiday but is an observance of the perseverance and determination of African Americans throughout our Nation's history.

Ashleigh Lawrence Sanders, a professor of African American history, shares insights on the significance of Juneteenth and how celebrations and observances ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. On June 19, 1865, Union Major General ...

Rice University hosted a panel discussion June 14 titled “Juneteenth and Justice for All: Black Struggle, the Constitution and Democratic Futures.

On June 19, 1865, Union troops arrived at Galveston Island, Texas, to deliver the news of freedom. While the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed over ...

Juneteenth, also called Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is the oldest known celebration commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.