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

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

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

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

Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021, when President Joe Biden signed it into law. The bill passed with near ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — By the time the drumming and dancing starts Thursday, an organization that promotes African American ...

For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are fighting to preserve history.

I'm a professor with deep ties to Black studies, but I was surprised that my kids couldn't discuss the significance of Juneteenth.

Several communities in the region have Juneteenth events, and at the Rokeby Museum in Ferrisburgh, organizers say there is an ...

What does it truly mean to be free The answer to this question resonates deeply within the story of Juneteenth, a day that ...

While relatively new on the national stage, the Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated in African American communities for ...