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

On June 19, 1865, over two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in Confederate states, Union troops in Galveston, Texas, announced that the enslaved ...

June 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It became a ...

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

States that do not recognize Juneteenth as a permanent state holiday include Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, ...

Multiple Houston media outlets are reporting former President Joe Biden may be visiting Galveston Thursday to ...

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

Thursday will mark 160 years since Union forces landed in Galveston with news that enslaved Texans had been emancipated more ...

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

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

Juneteenth is currently a federal holiday and a state holiday in 46 states. South Carolina, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, ...

Juneteenth is observed federally and at the city level, but not at the state level. Here's a look at what businesses will be ...