Though the Trump administration has been removing content on African American history from federal websites, Juneteenth ...

Georgia’s Juneteenth celebrations  are happening at a fraught time nationally for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives ...

Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. Celebrated annually on June 19, it marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans in the U.S. were informed of their ...

The holiday was not nationally recognized until 2021 when enacted by Congress and signed by President Joseph Biden. This action gives us the opportunity to pause and reflect on the history and ...

Festivities continue today at 7 p.m. with the Miss Juneteenth Pageant: Sunday’s Best Edition, at the Albemarle Stage in Square Park. The pageant will showcase the grace, leadership, and talent of ...

President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, marking the creation of the first federal ...

First Missionary Baptist Church in Metropolis will host its fourth annual Juneteenth Block Party from noon until 4 p.m. Thursday, June 19, in its Family Life Center.

America’s newest national holiday today also rises as America’s most misunderstood federal holiday. Part of that misunderstanding ...

A groundbreaking is scheduled in Virginia for the rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches. The Juneteenth ...

Here's what to know about how Costco, Walmart, Target, Starbucks, McDonald's and other big name companies are operating on ...

Here’s what investors should know about trading hours on Thursday. Is the Stock Market Open or Closed on Juneteenth? The New ...

The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries.