Along with Memorial Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth became one of three federal holidays with explicit roots ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in ...

Juneteenth – which was recognised as a federal holiday in 2021 – now more widely represents the emancipation of enslaved ...

Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as ...

President Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, other ...

ATLANTA (AP) — As the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. approaches, his daughter is urging people to really focus on his teachings and work throughout the coming ...

And in 2021, then-President Biden signed legislation into law to make Juneteenth, or June 19, a federal holiday. Biden’s ...

On Thursday, the United States government is pausing its ongoing transformation into the sharp instrument of Donald Trump ’s ...

The week leading up to June 19 is packed with cultural events and celebrations to honor our newest federal holiday, ...

Juneteenth is an annual celebration commemorating the official end of slavery in the U.S. Here's a list of events happening ...

For me, the Juneteenth Holiday is not about celebrating an individual hero like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., or celebrating outstanding figures during Black History Month, but about honoring ...

Knoxville will observe Juneteenth with festivals, a parade, music and other activities on and around June 19 to celebrate ...