By Editorial Evrima Chicago JESSUP, MD / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2025 / When Dr. Rachel Bonaparte first envisioned The ...

Juneteenth is now a federal holiday! What does it commemorate, and why is it so important to American history? Here’s what ...

Step into the vibrant streets of Atlanta as we celebrate Juneteenth in style! This video captures the electrifying energy of ...

The Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries. In 2021, President Joe Biden designated it a federal holiday ...

Juneteenth marks the day -- June 19, 1865, when enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free -- two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect and two ...

A Juneteenth menu might incorporate items like barbecued ribs or other red meat, watermelon and red velvet cake. Drinks like fruit punch and red Kool-Aid may make an appearance at the table.

Juneteenth is a paid holiday for state employees in Texas, New York, Virginia, Washington, and now Nevada as well. Hundreds of companies give workers the day off.

Juneteenth—the annual observance celebrating the end of slavery in the United States in 1865—is a holiday that many Americans haven’t heard of until recently. That has caused some to wonder ...

Recognizing Juneteenth, defending its place in our national consciousness, is not just about honoring the past. It is about being fully aware of what we are up against and choosing the kind of future ...

Juneteenth long celebrated in DC Juneteenth has been called Jubilee Day and Freedom Day and has been celebrated on different days in different places because some didn’t know exactly when slaves ...

A Juneteenth menu might incorporate items like barbecued ribs or other red meat, watermelon and red velvet cake. Drinks like fruit punch and red Kool-Aid may make an appearance at the table.