In essence, Juneteenth is a second Independence Day. After 2½ bloody years of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, ending slavery in the rebellious states.

Juneteenth Independence Day is now the 11th holiday recognized by the federal government. Why do some critics oppose Juneteenth? Though both chambers of Congress overwhelmingly cleared the ...

The Wawa Welcome America festival will kick off its countdown to Independence Day with a variety of Juneteenth celebrations at the African American Museum in Philadelphia. Experience music ...

But this year, Juneteenth falls on the same day as Father's Day ... I always had the perfect representation of Black independence and strength: my father. He was the embodiment of pulling oneself ...

In a proclamation in June 2021, President Joe Biden declared Juneteenth National Independence Day a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in America. Before 2021, the last federal ...

Alabama Democrats have pushed over the years to make Juneteenth a state holiday. Givan has introduced a bill each year since ...

Texans can only buy fireworks around the holidays of the Fourth of July, New Year's and, for Texans who live near the ...

Juneteenth is all about celebrating freedom, and this year, that celebration is hitting the road—literally. MCTS has teamed ...