While the 4th of July marked the independence of some during the early stages of the country’s history, many were excluded ...

Opal Lee was 89 when she began her campaign to make the day a federal holiday. At 98. she's still an inspiration ...

The Warren County Emancipation Proclamation Committee will host its second Community Juneteenth Celebration from 11 a.m.-3 ...

For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy — such as parades or ...

From Galveston to the Guggenheim, Black communities are gathering in joy—even as DEI gains, Black history and hard-won ...

The New York Stock Exchange is closed for business on Juneteenth in observance of the federal holiday. Juneteenth National Independence Day, recognized as a federal holiday ...

The observances on Thursday come even as the Trump administration has been removing content about African American history from federal websites.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...

June 19, 1865, about 2,000 Union troops marched into Galveston Bay, Texas to announce the freedom of the remaining enslaved people, 2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Juneteenth ...

June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation ...