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

I’m a professor at the University of Michigan, and while psychology is my discipline, I’ve had a longtime affiliation with Black Studies. I talk to – and teach – my children about Black history. Both ...

The holiday traces back 160 years on the island, to the day General Gordon Granger announced enslaved people were free two ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s. Juneteenth ...

Juneteenth has been celebrated since 1866 and commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger told slaves in ...

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Here's some of its history, and how it came to be a national holiday. President Abraham ...

As we celebrate Juneteenth, it is important to examine the historical context surrounding the delayed emancipation of enslaved people in Texas. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major ...

ST. LOUIS – The Missouri History Museum is celebrating Juneteenth with a special event dedicated to freedom, resilience, and Black joy. Juneteenth marks the day when the last enslaved people in ...

OLD COLORADO CITY, Colo. (KOAA) — Dozens of people gathered outside the Westside Community Center in Old Colorado City to take part in a Juneteenth freedom march on Thursday afternoon. This year's ...

NEW PALTZ, N.Y. — Dozens gathered at Historic Huguenot Street in the village on Thursday for a series of events commemorating Juneteenth. The federal holiday honors the end of slavery in the United ...

Less than three months after President Donald Trump complained that Americans have “too many non-working holidays,” the White House says he would not oppose adding one more — in honor of slain ...