For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — June 19, 1865, marked the day when the last enslaved people were freed in Galveston, Texas. Now, Juneteenth is for celebrating Black joy and resilience. On Wednesday, the ...

Juneteenth, a federal and state holiday, is celebrated as America’s second Independence Day. While slavery ended for some with the President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, the ...

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — ...

In 2025, Juneteenth turns 160 years old. Officially recognized as a federal holiday in 2021—becoming America’s 11th national observance—Juneteenth commemorates one of the country’s oldest and most ...

Juneteenth has an important economic angle that’s perfect for this newsletter: how freedom can unlock our productive capacity through greater human flourishing. Emancipation may have delivered the ...

WASHINGTON — The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on Jun. 19, marking the day the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free. Black Americans have long ...

My paternal family hails from Shepherdsville, Kentucky. They fled the racist and economically discriminatory practices of Jim Crow, joining the earliest waves of the Great Black Migration. My ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- This year will mark four years since Juneteenth became a national holiday, but the day has been celebrated for many years since 1865, when news of the Emancipation ...

Former President Joe Biden was expected to attend the Juneteenth celebration on Galveston Island Thursday. Biden is among the dignitaries who are attending the Juneteenth Emancipation March and ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Former President Joe Biden stressed the importance of voting at the Juneteenth celebration on Galveston Island Thursday. Biden was among the dignitaries who attended the Juneteenth ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Former President Joe Biden might be a special guest at a Juneteenth celebration on Galveston Island. It wasn't clear which celebration Biden would attend or if he would speak at the ...