Short for “June Nineteenth,” the holiday marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas to take control of the ...

The date is becoming more widely known due to the efforts of Black historians who have been sharing the date's importance ...

Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — two years after the ...

Amtrak will run special trains once again to a Juneteenth event in the Southern San Joaquin Valley. It will be June 14 at ...

Though celebrated for hundreds of years in parts of the U.S., Juneteenth’s history and significance only recently scaled for ...

The South Bend area remembers the importance of June 19, 1865, with a variety of Juneteenth celebrations and events.

In Memphis, there will be a variety of ways — from concerts to parades, trivia nights to museum outings — to mark Juneteenth ...

Memphis Juneteenth Festival continued Saturday in the Medical District, celebrating both the historic significance of Juneteenth and Black Music Month.

Juneteenth remains a significant holiday for many, symbolizing the end of slavery and celebrating Black history and culture. Just at the moment Americans need it most, some cities have either ...

The Statesman has gathered 11 Juneteenth events to celebrate the state and federal holiday, from car shows to cookouts, in ...