Juneteenth, a day commemorating the official day enslaved people in Galveston, was first observed in 1866. The holiday spread across the country as African Americans migrated away from the South.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday that takes place on June 19 each year, marking the emancipation of slaves in the US. In 2021, President Joe Biden put pen to paper at the White House to make it a ...

What does Juneteenth celebrate? The holiday celebrates Black freedom, marking June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed Black people that the Civil War was over ...

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.

In 2017, 89-year-old activist Opal Lee, who'd campaigned vigorously to see Juneteenth recognized as a national holiday for decades, walked 1,400 miles from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C ...

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 ...

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed ...

In Juneteenth’s fifth year as a federal holiday, commemorations of the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States continue to evolve in the Baltimore area and beyond.

PHILADELPHIA: Juneteenth in Philadelphia is a week-long celebration with the Miss Juneteenth pageant on June 10, breakfast on June 16 and a parade, pop-up shop, carnival and music festival on June 18.

Juneteenth, marked every 19 June, commemorates the delayed announcement of emancipation in Texas in 1865. It’s a celebration of freedom, community and justice, especially for African Americans.

On Thursday a freedom bell, commissioned by Texas A&M University’s Department of Architecture, returned to Galveston, the ...

Juneteenth is also a yearly company holiday at JC Penney. In the tech world, Twitter and Square (both founded by Jack Dorsey) tweeted that they would recognize the company holiday annually.