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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

Milan Campbell proudly holds up a Juneteenth flag during Stamford's Juneteenth celebration at the Stamford Government Center ...

Daily storms in the past week have kept temperatures in Houston far from producing the sizzling summer heat we would normally ...

In the fight to preserve history, we can’t solely rely on museums, public education or public libraries. We still have control over our own stories.