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.

June 19 marks the fourth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday. Also known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or America's second Independence Day ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...