They were free. The day became known as Juneteenth, a word created by joining the words ‘June’ and ‘nineteenth’ together, and has been celebrated every year by African-American people to ...

He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust ...

The Defense Intelligence Agency has ordered a pause prohibiting all activities and events related to "special observances" to ...

Now, I throw a pretty big Juneteenth party. CH: You love a party, and I love to go to your parties. JR: I invite everybody I know, friends from all kinds of backgrounds. A couple of my friends who ...

Are banks open on Juneteenth in 2024? That's a question plenty of folks are asking just ahead of the holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The answer is no ...

State Rep. Juandalynn Givan, D-Birmingham and Rep. Rick Rehm, R-Abbeville, have prefiled bills that would permanently establish Juneteenth as a state holiday in Alabama. Rehm’s bill would also ...

The lessons of Juneteenth and its roots in freedom and ... to support the career development of our employees from diverse backgrounds, including the Executive Black Leadership Experience (EBLE ...

Plano, Illinois recognized Juneteenth as a holiday in February 2021. That same year, it became a state and federal holiday. However, event organizers announced on social media that the 2025 ...