Cities across the United States marked Juneteenth with parades, freedom walks, and festivals, commemorating the day in 1865 when Union soldiers informed enslav ...

Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of ...

A North Texas nonprofit hosted a heartfelt breakfast honoring local civil rights leaders. Although “Grandmother of Juneteenth ...

The day became a federal holiday June 17, 2021, with Lee in attendance as President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth bill into ...

Community leaders and residents of Bakersfield express their thoughts and feelings behind the holiday. Celebrating in style ...

Thursday, June 19th, is Juneteenth, a federal holiday that marks the day when the last enslaved Americans were finally freed ...

Like most federal holidays, expect your local banks and credit unions to be closed in observance of Juneteenth. Postal ...

The Walk for Freedom is held on Juneteenth to mark the two-and-a-half-year delay between the Emancipation Proclamation and ...

What happens to a holiday when its most beloved champion cannot join the celebration? On Thursday, hundreds still showed up ...

Opal Lee's Walk for Freedom wrapped up in Fort Worth Thursday morning, but it was missing the person who started it all.

We revisit host Peter O'Dowd's 2022 conversation with Opal Lee, the woman who spent decades walking and advocating for Juneteenth to be recognized as a national holiday. This segment airs on June 19, ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Opal Lee, considered the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," was recently hospitalized, but her family says she is doing well. "She is doing well and in good spirits," Lee's ...