Juneteenth

Juneteenth, held each year on June 19^th to commemorate the day that the last enslaved people in Texas were granted their freedom , is an opportunity to ...

The third annual Freedom Festival, hosted by the nonprofit Nathan Ross Inc. in partnership with the City of Gainesville, was held at Bo Diddley Plaza June ...

The campus will be closed this Wednesday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth, the day we commemorate the end of chattel slavery in the United States. However ...

This June on the 19th, many Americans will gather to celebrate Junteenth, now the newest federal holiday in the United States.

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz joins the nation in honoring Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.

Born in Buffalo, N.Y., George Joseph “Joe” Mitchell was raised in DeKalb, where he is the bi-vocational co-pastor of New Hope Missionary Baptist Church. See ...

Guest opinion: By honoring this day collectively, Americans acknowledge a commitment to building a future rooted in freedom, equality and justice for all.

The Yakima County NAACP has hosted its annual Juneteenth celebration for more than 30 years. The event at Southeast Community Park featured regular offerings ...

This holiday recognizes the day when more than 250,000 African Americans received word of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation — the executive ...

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany – U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz joins the nation in honoring Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the United Sta...

Now a federal holiday for its third year, Juneteenth celebrates the June 19, 1865 arrival of Union troops in Galveston, Texas, who delivered the news that ...

When Ted was a child, he said his parents made the bold decision as the first Black family to move into the Beverly neighborhood in Chicago's South Side - ...

Wednesday, will take place at the Center at Deltona, located at 1640 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. Deltona officials will mark Juneteenth with the dedication ...

Festivals, concerts, workshops and more: How the tri-state is celebrating Juneteenth · Take a look at some of the Juneteenth events in New York City, New Jersey ...

“Juneteenth is a time to celebrate the progress we have made and acknowledge the ongoing struggles for racial equality,” Governor Laura Kelly said. “Kansans ...

Here's what you need to know about whether banks, post offices, UPS and FedEx will be open or closed on Juneteenth.

Juneteenth always falls on June 19. For 2024, it happens to be a Wednesday. Is Juneteenth a national holiday? Yes. Juneteenth is a federal holiday and ...

Alan Singer, professor of education, is featured in a USA Today article about the historical significance and observation of Juneteenth. The article notes that Juneteenth marks the day the last African American slaves were notified that they had been ...

Payments will not be required at parking meters and parking pay stations. The offices at Cambridge Cemetery, 76 Coolidge Avenue, will be closed on the holiday, ...

Juneteenth in June 19, 2024. Here's what you should know about the federal holiday and which stores and services are open and closed.

Juneteenth, which gained federal holiday status in 2021, is celebrated every year on June 19.

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the holiday, set for June 19, has been sacred to many Black communities. By NBC Chicago Staff and The Associated ...

Juneteenth celebrates when last enslaved people learned they were free · It was declared a federal holiday in 2021 · All states recognize it; 28 made it permanent ...

Town Offices will be closed due to the Juneteenth holiday on Wednesday, June 19.

Though the Emancipation Proclamation freed enslaved people in 1863, news did not spread to Confederate strongholds until the end of the Civil War. On June 19, ...

Juneteenth is on Wednesday and is the latest federal holiday. Here is its historical significance and what will be open or closed in Savannah.

Date: June 18, 2024. Juneteenth was first celebrated as a national holiday in 2021, and I quickly realized that I had been saved from my annual July 4 ...

The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed enslaved people in Confederate states, but it did not immediately end slavery in places such as Texas that remained ...

Last week at a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House, Vice President Harris said that on June 19, 1865, after Union troops arrived in ...

Here's how Costco, Walmart, Target, Starbucks, McDonald's and other big name companies are operating on Juneteenth this year.

America will celebrate Juneteenth for the fourth year since it became a federal holiday. But for Galveston families, celebrations can be traced back ...

On Wednesday, June 19, a Juneteenth Celebration hosted by Residence Education Housing Services and Student Leadership and Involvement will be held from 1-3 ...