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

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.

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

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 ...

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

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.