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

In 1939 on the 19th of June, just days after she and her family had moved into a predominantly white neighbourhood in Fort Worth, Texas, their house was destroyed by a white mob. Opal was just 12. The ...

I feel like it was a message," Devondrick Hartsfield said. "It was very intentional. I was the only Black man there." ...

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

The celebrations come as President Donald Trump’s administration has worked to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion ...

Private David Carter, born in 1843 in Jefferson County, made a visit to Co-Lin Community College in Natchez Thursday morning ...

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

Today marks Juneteenth, a day commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.The holiday celebrates June 19, 1865, ...

On June 19, 2025, the fifth consecutive year of Juneteenth being recognized as a federal holiday in the United States is ...

Visitors are told to report signs that are "negative about either past or living Americans or that fail to emphasize the ...