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Juneteenth, the nation's most recent federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery ...
Former President Joe Biden celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday at a historic Black church in Texas, calling for Americans to ...
Juneteenth became an official federal holiday starting in 2021 under former President Joe Biden to recognize the freedom of ...
Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...
The hard-won freedom of enslaved people and the enduring progress of the African American community will be celebrated across ...
Artists and writers from around the world have conveyed black people’s struggles, triumphs and contributions to American ...
"It's more important than ever to gather publicly and tell our stories and lift up the Black voices through art and joy,” ...
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two ...
Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week. Here's everything to ...
The Juneteenth holiday commemorates the day when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston and announced that over 250,000 remaining enslaved people in Texas were free. This announcement came ...
Do you need to put your trash out? Are banks closed? What to know about Juneteenth closings and openings today.
Juneteenth, which is always on June 19, marks the day in 1865 that Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and let the ...