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

Stacker examined historical documentation to explore Juneteenth's history and significance and to confute the most egregious misinformation about it.

I was nearly 40 years old when I first heard of Juneteenth. I was living and working in Cincinnati at the time. I didn’t know the significance of the date at all, I figured it was just another ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A Juneteenth parade that was slated to run through downtown Indianapolis this summer has been canceled. James Webb, co-founder and executive director of Indy Juneteenth ...

Indy Juneteenth organizers announced they are cancelling this year’s parade after failing to secure a location for the event with the City of Indianapolis. However, James Webb, co-founder and ...

Juneteenth memes have taken over Twitter on this day commemorating the official end to slavery in the defeated Confederate states after the Civil War. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon ...

June 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States holiday. Also known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or America's second Independence Day ...

Here’s a list of some of the local events celebrating Juneteenth, a national holiday signed into law by President Joe Biden in 2022. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when a Union general ...

Since then, June 19 — or Juneteenth, for short — has commemorated the end of slavery in the U.S. and freedom for citizens of all races. Juneteenth celebrates a second Independence Day in the U.S., ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Juneteenth is right around the corner, and we've got the hook-up on celebrations. Here's everything you need to know about celebrating Juneteenth in the Twin Cities this year.