On his own, the president does not have the authority to strike Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Juneteenth was named a ...

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

Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became ...

New Jersey state offices will close Friday. But the federal holiday falls on Thursday, creating confusion for residents and a ...

Juneteenth marks the official end of slavery in 1865. Most stores and restaurants are expected to be open normal hours.

Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not lead this year's Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth, her granddaughter said.

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

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed, two years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

The free, 25-minute music and dance program, "Remembering Juneteenth," will begin at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Alamo Plaza.

Union troops reached Galveston, Texas, carrying with them orders that all enslaved people were now free. For decades, marking ...

Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...

Leah Frazier's dream of merging fashion with heritage launched four years ago, bringing together local and national designers ...