Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth‚" will not lead this year’s Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth, her granddaughter said Tuesday night.

Today we raise the flag to honor that moment as a reminder that freedom delayed is still freedom denied, and that freedom ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist ...

Juneteenth, marked each year on June 19, commemorates one of the final acts of emancipation of slaves in the U.S.

Juneteenth, which falls on the same day every year, is a federal holiday. But not all government employees get a day off.

The Galveston Police Department requested additional personnel from the sheriff's office to assist with dignitaries planning ...

Non-essential federal offices will close for the holiday, as will Illinois Secretary of State facilities, such as the driver’s license offices. The secretary of state’s office reports some state ...

Although the holiday has long been celebrated in the Black American community, Juneteenth has not always had federal ...

Lee, 98, was hospitalized last month for an undisclosed reason in Ohio on a trip to mark the 30th anniversary of the National ...

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Juneteenth has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries. In 2021, President Joe Biden designated it a federal holiday.