Juneteenth, the nation's most recent federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery ...

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

Educator and author Ernest Crim III joins CBS News Chicago to discuss the history of Juneteenth and the fight to get it on ...

It may be that trying to undo a national holiday, particularly one as publicly embraced as Juneteenth, would be a harder sell ...

Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, and one woman who helped make this happen is Ms. Opal Lee. She’s a mother, a ...

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Here's some of ...

Celebrations are planned around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers ...

Syracuse's own Juneteenth celebrations date back decades, with local Black communities calling it "our Fourth of July." ...

Juneteenth, which is short for “June Nineteenth”, celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday, which is ...

Since Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, its recognition has continued to grow in Michigan and nationally too. The ...

Many banks will be closed on Thursday for Juneteenth, though ATMs and online banking will still be available. Major banks ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A ceremonial groundbreaking will be held Thursday for the rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest ...