On June 19, 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Union soldiers rode through ...

Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ...

Roger Goodell five years ago said the NFL would begin observing Juneteenth as a company holiday. The country has changed ...

This year marks the fourth year that New Jersey will celebrate Juneteenth as an official state holiday. However, while ...

Community leaders and residents of Bakersfield express their thoughts and feelings behind the holiday. Celebrating in style ...

As Norwich was the first city in Connecticut to celebrate Juneteenth in 1989, it will continue to do so this year. The Norwich Juneteenth Committee, co-chaired by Gizelle Tircuit, James Hodge and ...

Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021 when then-President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation into law, officially designating it as a federal holiday. However, it has been celebrated by the ...

This year marks the 54th celebration in the city, and it promises to be one of the largest and most exciting as Summerfest ...

Festivities will kick off with the annual Juneteenth parade at 9 a.m., featuring an array of floats, local dance teams and marching bands. The parade will began at North 14th Street and West Atkinson ...

We have been keeping a close watch on your holiday weekend, and new information came in today that points to a higher rain ...

The federal holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Although it's been feeling like it for days now, summer officially arrives on Friday, June 20. The summer solstice occurs at 10:42 p.m. EST, marking the longest day and shortest night ...