Juneteenth is a federal holiday Thursday marking the day when enslaved people in Texas were told about the Emancipation Proclamation, two years after it had been announced.

Juneteenth is right around the corner! Also known as "Freedom Day" or "Emancipation Day," this holiday represents a turning ...

In celebration of Juneteenth on Friday, Major League Baseball and its clubs turned their focus to commemorating the day with ...

If you want to celebrate Juneteenth 2026 in the Chicago area, you've got plenty of choices. Events to mark the federal holiday are being held Thursday and through the weekend.

Juneteenth has been celebrated for years but officially became a federal holiday in 2021. Various festivals and community events are scheduled across Ohio to celebrate the holiday. Celebrations ...

Denver's Juneteenth Music Festival is once again turning Five Points into a hub of music, culture and community, continuing a tradition that organizers say stretches back more than 70 years in the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Delaware is gearing up for a summer of celebration – and not just for America’s 250th birthday. Juneteenth – also known as America ...

Former President Joe Biden signed legislation to make Juneteenth a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, though observations have been held since 1866.

CU Boulder will close on Friday, June 19, in observance of the Juneteenth National Independence Day. Rather than hosting campus events, students, faculty and staff are encouraged to join community ...

As we welcome Juneteenth, the official national theme for 2026 is "Juneteenth Brings Balance to America's Celebration of Freedom." The reason is clear. While America is celebrating its 250th birthday, ...

June 19, 1865, brought long-overdue news to Galveston, Texas: Slavery had ended. Though President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation took effect in 1863, it took two more years and the arrival of ...

A Juneteenth Celebration returns to Salt Lake City, with the involvement of Layla Taylor, from the cast of Secret Lives of Mormon Lives, and designers Kenneth Boggs and Andrè DuBois.