Juneteenth recognizes the official emancipation of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865, symbolizing the end of slavery ...

Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ...

Coffee Break, what songs that celebrate Juneteenth would you like to hear? Respond with your song ideas in the comments below ...

Several events through the weekend are planned to celebrate the holiday Thursday. We look back at its history here.

The delayed freedom of Texas slaves reveals much about the fragile nature of legal authority when confronted by entrenched ...

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

Many areas of Western Pennsylvania are inconsistent in their approach to observing Juneteenth. Federal and state offices are ...

The first Juneteenth was held in Galveston the next year. Celebrations were low-key affairs, often kept to church gatherings and community events. Despite gaining their freedom, the lot of Black ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrated on June 19. It marks the day in 1865 when slaves in Galveston Bay, Texas, were informed of their freedom following the signing of the Emancipation ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Former President Joe Biden might be a special guest at a Juneteenth celebration on Galveston Island. It ...

Connecticut banks and credit unions are "not obligated to close" on legal holidays, including Juneteenth, and they can chose ...