The Galveston Police Department requested additional personnel from the sheriff's office to assist with dignitaries planning ...

June 19, known as Juneteenth or Freedom Day, commemorates the day in 1865 when 2,000 Union troops arrived in Galveston, TX, ...

Did you know Tennessee has two holidays celebrating Emancipation from slavery? Juneteenth, the federal holiday, and August 8.

Although the holiday has long been celebrated in the Black American community, Juneteenth has not always had federal ...

Millions of Americans will get Thursday off work for Juneteenth. Millions don't deserve it, especially Ohio lawmakers and ...

Lee, 98, was hospitalized last month for an undisclosed reason in Ohio on a trip to mark the 30th anniversary of the National ...

Shoppers making any last minute purchases for their Juneteenth celebrations can visit these Wisconsin grocery stores and businesses.

There will be local events marking the Juneteenth holiday in Binghamton, as well as online resources to get involved.

Former president Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in ...

The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee ...

Multiple events planned in Jackson to commemorate federal holiday, including job fair, live music and trivia at Jackson ...

Juneteenth has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries. In 2021, President Joe Biden designated it a federal holiday.