People across the country are coming together today in honor of Juneteenth, a federal holiday that marks the end of slavery in the United States after the Civil War. Also called Freedom Day or ...

Today Boston marks Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. after the Civil War. On June 19, 1865, the Union Army reached Galveston Bay, Texas and it ...

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week. Although Juneteenth celebrations were documented as early as 1866, it wasn't officially recognized ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The ...

Marqueta Collins with Believe In Your Body Movement Boutique was selling T-shirts at the Juneteenth Cookout, hosted by the Kansas City Defender and Decarcerate KC. At the Juneteenth Cookout, families, ...

The federal holiday of Juneteenth falls on Thursday and will mean a number of closures for certain businesses. The annual holiday falls on June 19 and was first designated a holiday in 2021 by ...

The federal holiday of Juneteenth takes place annually on June 19, and this year, it falls on a Thursday. The holiday dates back 160 years, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had ...

Massachusetts is uniquely tied to the history of Juneteenth, the annual holiday honoring the day when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas in 1865 learned of their emancipation, officially ...

HAMPTON, Va. — Cities across Hampton Roads are preparing for a vibrant lineup of events to commemorate Juneteenth, the federal holiday that marks the emancipation of the last enslaved African ...

Riley Moser is a digital producer who covers breaking news and feature stories for CBS Minnesota. Riley started her career at CBS Minnesota in June 2022 and earned an honorable mention for sports ...