Community leaders and residents of Bakersfield express their thoughts and feelings behind the holiday. Celebrating in style ...

Learn about the history behind Juneteenth National Independence Day, a federal holiday that honors the end of slavery in the ...

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

Opal Lee was 89 when she began her campaign to make the day a federal holiday. At 98. she's still an inspiration ...

Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...

For beginners and those brushing up on history, here are some answers: ...

June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation ...

Here's more about Juneteenth. When is Juneteenth? What day is Juneteenth? Juneteenth National Independence Day is on Thursday, June 19, this year. What is Juneteenth? The holiday ...