The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the end of the Civil War. General Order No. 3 declared that ...

Gaffney, who bonded over their diverse cultural backgrounds, chose Juneteenth weekend to honor “the struggles and triumphs of ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday Thursday marking the day when slaves in Texas were told about the Emancipation Proclamation, two years after it had been announced.

Former President Joe Biden celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday at a historic Black church in Texas, calling for Americans to ...

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, was on Thursday, but you can still catch events planned throughout the weekend in Broward and Palm Beach counties.

The Juneteenth holiday was celebrated twice over this past week in the city of Franklin via nonprofit Amun Ra Inc.’s third ...

Police in South Carolina and Oklahoma are investigating two separate shootings that occurred on June 21 as people gathered for Juneteenth events.

To close out Juneteenth celebrations, a healing and reconciliation vigil was held to focus on building back relationships ...

Members of the Philanthropic Educational Organization, a 150-year-old group devoted to women helping women reach for the ...

Jakob Gibson/Fulton Sun Charles Galbreath served as the keynote speaker for Sunday's Juneteenth celebration at the Guiding ...

Were you Seen at the Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Music Celebration on June 17, 2025, at the Palace Theatre in Albany? Were you Seen at the Lift Every Voice: A Juneteenth Music Celebration on June ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas ...