A celebration borne out of the struggle Black people face. While most Americans prepare to celebrate the country’s freedom on July 4, many Black people in the United States recognize June 19 as their ...

June 19 commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. A handful of corporations in the U.S. announced this year that they are making Juneteenth, the day traditionally used to commemorate the end of ...

The federal holiday of Juneteenth falls on Thursday and will mean a number of closures for certain businesses. The annual holiday falls on June 19 and was first designated a holiday in 2021 by ...

(The Hill) — Juneteenth is a federal holiday that recognizes the freedom of formerly enslaved Black people. The commemoration traditionally takes place on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when ...

Marqueta Collins with Believe In Your Body Movement Boutique was selling T-shirts at the Juneteenth Cookout, hosted by the Kansas City Defender and Decarcerate KC. At the Juneteenth Cookout, families, ...

*As Juneteenth, commemorating the 1865 emancipation announcement in Galveston, Texas, gains prominence as a federal holiday since 2021, its culinary heritage takes center stage. Food, deeply woven ...

Massachusetts is uniquely tied to the history of Juneteenth, the annual holiday honoring the day when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas in 1865 learned of their emancipation, officially ...

Juneteenth always falls on June 19. In 2025, the holiday is on a Thursday. Are banks open on Juneteenth? Like most federal holidays, expect your local banks and credit unions to be closed in ...