Juneteenth is an important holiday for all Americans as it commemorates the day, June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers arrived ...

In honor of Juneteenth, the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is providing free admission as part of its annual Jubilee Street Festival.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...

Juneteenth became the newest U.S. federal holiday in 2021, but it has held significance for many Black Americans for a long ...

For nearly five decades, Baltimore has been home to one of the East Coast’s largest and most prominent African American ...

Tulsa’s mayor recently announced a $105 million reparations plan, but action at the federal level remains long-stalled.

Today is June 19, otherwise known as Juneteenth. It’s a day rooted in cookouts, parades and festivals. Despite the tradition and spectacle, not all Americans know ...

Celebrations around the U.S. are marking Thursday as Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day in 1865 when Union soldiers ...

June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation ...

Trump’s Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the Pentagon to go light on commemorating Juneteenth, the holiday marking the end ...

As the clock nears midnight on New Year’s Eve, many African American churches and households across the country gather not to ...