On June 19, 2025, the United States will observe Juneteenth, a federal holiday marking the end of slavery. This day of reflection and celebration sees closures across banks, schools, and financial ...

Juneteenth is described as America's second Independence Day or Freedom Day, commemorating the end of slavery in Texas. The holiday gained national prominence in 2020 following protests against racial ...

Communities across the country mark Juneteenth National Independence Day, which celebrates freedom with parades, panels and purposeful events that honor liberty and push conversations forward. The ...

© 2025 The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. All Rights Reserved. The holiday entered the national spotlight in 2020 after backlash erupted over then-President Donald ...

Juneteenth celebrations happened across Milwaukee on Thursday. The city is home to one of the country's longest-running Juneteenth celebrations. New this year, Juneteenth Day festivities will extend ...

For one Houston area family, Juneteenth is part of their family history. It is the day Eugene Howard’s ancestors were freed. He calls it a Juneteenth Legacy. Howard’s great-grandfather, Paul Thompson ...

More than 200 people took part in this year’s annual Juneteenth A Celebration of Freedom Walk on June 19 in Grayslake. Thursday’s weather for the walk, which began shortly after 5 p.m., was mostly ...

When Rasool Berry grew up hearing about Juneteenth, he heard the same false story most Americans do: That the holiday celebrated the date, June 19, 1865, when Galveston, Texas, finally received word ...

On that date, Union troops freed a quarter-million African American slaves in Texas. It was the last state to recognize President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation issued on Jan. 1, 1863.