On Tuesday, May 27, Lord proclaimed June as Pride Month, June 19 as Juneteenth, and recognized Homer local Ash-Lee Waddell as ...

Indy Juneteenth organizers announced they are cancelling ... But he's also disappointed that this year's parade didn't pan out. “I just love being able to see the children celebrate the unity ...

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 ...

Middletown hosted its second Juneteenth parade on Wednesday, drawing hundreds of people sporting Juneteenth-themed T-shirts on one of the hottest days of the year. Families cheered on local dance ...

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 ...

A number of networks, streamers and platforms have programming planned to celebrate Juneteenth National Independence Day, the federal holiday that commemorates the ending of slavery in the U.S ...

This year marks the third year that New Jersey will celebrate Juneteenth as an official state holiday. However, while Juneteenth technically combines the words June and nineteenth, the state of ...

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.

Growing up in Houston, Miles Dotson was part of a vibrant Black community deeply immersed in the history of Juneteenth. Dotson’s hometown is just an hour north of Galveston, Texas, where on June ...

A person waves a flag during an emancipation march as people gather to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation ...

Juneteenth always falls on June 19. For 2024, it happens to be a Wednesday. Is Juneteenth a national holiday? Yes. Juneteenth is a federal holiday and has been since 2021. Are banks open on ...