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.

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

Banks and post offices will be closed on Wednesday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth, however major restaurant, grocery and retail store chains will remain open on the holiday. Companies such ...

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 ...

Today is Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday from what will be closed today and why ...

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 ...

Though it’s been celebrated by Black Americans as early as in the mid-late 1800s, Juneteenth is a date that was long omitted from history books—and wasn’t designated as a federal holiday ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.