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Here's everything you need to know about Juneteenth, including when it is and the meaning behind the day, plus what's open ...
Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the Confederacy were freed in Texas. Learn about the ...
Although the holiday has long been celebrated in the Black American community, Juneteenth has not always had federal ...
Thursday, June 19, 2025, marks the annual federal holiday of Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates the end of slavery in the ...
Juneteenth represents freedom but also speaks to Black ownership. This analysis traces Black wealth from emancipation to ...
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston announcing the enforcement of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, issued more than two ...
Tomorrow is Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating Black freedom in America. Here's how to celebrate, what will be open and closed ...
The politics of Juneteenth today can probably be best understood by what's happening or not happening at the White House.
Did you know Tennessee has two holidays celebrating Emancipation from slavery? Juneteenth, the federal holiday, and August 8.
ODESSA, Texas — Juneteenth festivities officially began Wednesday in Odessa as the Black Cultural Council of Odessa launched ...
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has issued a proclamation to commemorate Juneteenth. The federal holiday was created to commemorate the emancipation of slaves in the United States, which was ...
Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021 and is a day to commemorate June 19, 1865, the last reading of the Emancipation ...