People unfamiliar with the occasion may be asking themselves, is there a "right" way to celebrate Juneteenth? For beginners ...

Kenosha’s Juneteenth returned to its original site at Lincoln Park on Saturday. The event brought together hundreds of people ...

Participants will receive T-shirts and a swag bag. Monday, June 19, noon to 1 p.m.: The Juneteenth official dedication is in Civic Center Park, 900 57th St. in Downtown Kenosha.

Arizonans don't have to wait too long after Memorial Day for the next federal holiday. Juneteenth may be the newest federal holiday, but the celebration has deep historical roots. The day has been ...

In terms of federal holidays, Juneteenth may seem young. But the national day of observance has been commemorated for more than 160 years, its adherents recognizing and celebrating the day when ...

Juneteenth may be the nation's youngest federal holiday, but the day has long been a special celebration even before it became a holiday. The day has been commemorated for over 160 years to ...

Juneteenth always falls on June 19. For 2024, it happens to be a Wednesday. Is Juneteenth a national holiday? Yes. Juneteenth is a federal holiday and has been since 2021. Are banks open on ...

It was updated in 2024. Juneteenth, an annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States after the Civil War, has been celebrated by African Americans since the late 1800s.

Here’s how it came to be celebrated nationwide. At a gathering to celebrate Juneteenth, a participant waves the Pan-African flag in Galveston, Texas. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery ...

A Juneteenth flag is raised during the Celebration of Juneteenth at the African American Civil War Memorial on June 20, 2022, in D.C. (Matt McClain/The Washington Post) There are little joys to be ...

Juneteenth is one of America’s oldest holidays and is observed each year on June 19 to mark the official end of slavery in the US. The day, which gets its name from combining June and 19, has ...

The push to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, which successfully led to the first national Juneteenth observance in 2021, brought a new wave of attention to the history behind this celebration.