More than 200 people took part in this year’s annual Juneteenth A Celebration of Freedom Walk on June 19 in Grayslake.

To earn a PhD, and then to go on and teach Early American History at the college level, I had to read many books written by ...

Reconciliation bill still sinking with voters; New York mayoral muddle; DNC’s chairman agonistes; Crowded field could save ...

(WIB) – Experts say Juneteenth, which is celebrated on June 19, can provide generational healing for Black Americans.

Five years ago, the nation recognized the first Juneteenth. It marks the day in 1965 when Union soldiers went to Galveston, ...

Former President Joe Biden criticized "ongoing efforts to erase history" during a Juneteenth Celebration Service at a ...

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 ...

For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy — such as parades or ...

Former President Joe Biden celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday at a historic Black church in Texas, calling for Americans to ...

But the most recent federal holiday to be added to the calendar, it turns out, is the most American holiday yet. That holiday ...

Juneteenth, which is always on June 19, marks the day in 1865 that Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and let the ...

Juneteenth became an official federal holiday starting in 2021 under former President Joe Biden to recognize the freedom of ...