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June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.
Just seven years after learning of their freedom, a group of formerly enslaved Black Texans purchased land in 1872 to ...
President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, even before it became a federal ...
As Juneteenth is being celebrated throughout the nation, many people may not know the true meaning of this pivotal day in ...
Juneteenth marks the day when slavery ended in the United States, and across the country, people celebrate. On June 19, 1865, ...
The event will be held at the Reedy Chapel AME Church, one of the locations where an order announcing the end of slavery in ...
Though protests have waned in recent days, several hundred people gathered in downtown Los Angeles on the eve of Juneteenth ...
Freedom, in any case, is only possible by constantly struggling for it.” -Albert Einstein On June 17, 2021, President Joe ...
Government and state offices will be closed, as will the U.S. Post Office. That means there will be no mail delivery on ...
June 19 has witnessed some of the most transformative events in world history, spanning social justice milestones, groundbreaking scientific achievements, ...
Galveston launches Juneteenth by, reenacting General Order No. 3, the order that let slaves aware of their freedom.
Juneteenth celebrations in Grand Rapids kicked off Thursday, June 19, in southeast Grand Rapids with a parade along Eastern ...