Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...

Syracuse's own Juneteenth celebrations date back decades, with local Black communities calling it "our Fourth of July." ...

Organizers of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. tell NPR how they're feeling this year. And NPR presents a reading of ...

Government and state offices will be closed, as will the U.S. Post Office. That means there will be no mail delivery on ...

Juneteenth was signed into law as a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, by former President Joe Biden. He was surrounded by ...

Juneteenth was officially recognized as a federal holiday by President Joe Biden in 2021. Here's why it's celebrated.

"My heart aches for what I know the enslaved people had to deal with. They sacrificed so much," said state Sen. John Lovick.

Yes, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is closed on Juneteenth, as it is a federal holiday. All IRS offices, including ...

"Modern descriptions of American slavery often paint the North as slavery-free, abolitionist states, but this isn’t true." ...

While some states have acknowledged Juneteenth in symbolic ways or through commemorative events, others have chosen to mark ...

Many government offices will be closed in observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday. Here's a list of what else is closed.

Did you know Tennessee has two holidays celebrating Emancipation from slavery? Juneteenth, the federal holiday, and August 8.