After California joined the Union in 1850, slavery continued here. It's a little-taught fact that makes Juneteenth more relevant to Californians.

Juneteenth is almost here. In 2024, California Gov. Gavin Newsom officially recognized the holiday, which recognizes the end of slavery in the United States, as a statewide "day of observance." ...

California recognized Juneteenth in 2003. During the great migrations, people from Texas came West. They didn’t go north, or east. They came to Oakland, they came to Los Angeles, ...

Juneteenth is almost here. In 2024, California Gov. Gavin Newsom officially recognized the holiday, which recognizes the end of slavery in the United States, as a statewide “day of observance ...

“California is proud to recognize Juneteenth as an official state holiday, honoring the centuries of struggles and triumphs that have brought us to this moment,” Newsom said in a news release.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KGTV) — While Juneteenth celebrations took place over the weekend, some states like California do not recognize the federal holiday on Monday, as a state-paid holiday.

That’s the year — on June 19 or Juneteenth — when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, were finally told of their freedom, ... connecting New Orleans to California.

Monday, June 19, is Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, and there are many events happening this weekend in Northern California leading up to the holiday.

“California is proud to recognize Juneteenth as an official state holiday, honoring the centuries of struggles and triumphs that have brought us to this moment,” Newsom said in a news release.

Juneteenth is almost here. In 2024, California Gov. Gavin Newsom officially recognized the holiday, which recognizes the end of slavery in the United States, as a statewide “day of observance ...

Juneteenth is almost here. In 2024, California Gov. Gavin Newsom officially recognized the holiday, which recognizes the end of slavery in the United States, as a statewide “day of observance ...