Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...

Pittsburgh's Juneteenth festivities are set to get underway this afternoon in the city's Mellon Park. Juneteenth is a federal ...

Michigan is celebrating Juneteenth Thursday, June 19. Here's a look at what's open and closed on the federal holiday.

The politics of Juneteenth today can probably be best understood by what's happening or not happening at the White House.

Many government offices will be closed in observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday. Here's a list of what else is closed.

On June 19th, 1865, two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Union General Gordon Granger rode into ...

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

The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee ...

In addition to the pit master barbecue contest, BACO will add a caramel cake bakeoff this year. A sweet potato pie contest ...

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

America's Second Independence Day is today. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

Juneteenth marks the official end of slavery in 1865. Most stores and restaurants are expected to be open normal hours.