The date is becoming more widely known due to the efforts of Black historians who have been sharing the date's importance ...

Short for “June Nineteenth,” the holiday marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to take control of the ...

Memphis festival aims to celebrate June 19, 1865, when enslaved Texans learned of the Emancipation Proclamation.

America's Second Independence Day is coming soon. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

The founder of the Black Archives of Mid-America brought Juneteenth to Kansas City in 1980. This year's celebrations include ...

The Statesman has gathered 11 Juneteenth events to celebrate the state and federal holiday, from car shows to cookouts, in ...

The city partnered with Juneteenth of Fairfield County on Saturday for its 33rd annual parade followed by the Harambee Festival. Juneteenth honors the day in 1865 when enslaved people were freed in ...

Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, commemorates the delayed arrival of the Emancipation Proclamation news to enslaved people in Texas in 1865. While a significant step, the Emancipation ...