The day became a federal holiday June 17, 2021, with Lee in attendance as President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth bill into ...

The Walk for Freedom is held on Juneteenth to mark the two-and-a-half-year delay between the Emancipation Proclamation and ...

Hundreds gathered in Fort Worth for the annual Juneteenth Walk to honor Opal Lee, who was absent for the first time. Her granddaughter, Dione Sims, led the walk and shared an emotional message about ...

The National Juneteenth Museum, a project years in the making, is set to rise on the site of the Southside Community Center.

In 1939 on the 19th of June, just days after she and her family had moved into a predominantly white neighbourhood in Fort Worth, Texas, their house was destroyed by a white mob. Opal was just 12. The ...

Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of ...

Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought ...

Today marks Juneteenth, a day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.The holiday celebrates June 19, 1865, ...

Private David Carter, born in 1843 in Jefferson County, made a visit to Co-Lin Community College in Natchez Thursday morning ...

The celebration in Leimert Park, billed as a “Black Family Reunion,” included many of the emotions that come with family ...

Juneteenth is a day that marks the end of slavery in the United States. The day is observed with parades, educational events, community gatherings, and moments of remembrance across the US. Juneteenth ...

On June 19, 2025, the fifth consecutive year of Juneteenth being recognized as a federal holiday in the United States is ...