Juneteenth, a national holiday celebrating the final emancipation of enslaved people, prompts many Austin communities to host ...

In 2021, then-president Joe Biden signed a bill that made Juneteenth an official federal holiday. This historic legislation ...

The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee ...

KXAN's Avery Travis and Will DuPree sit down with Donovan Spann, a lead guide with Black Austin Tours. He highlights events ...

Several events are being held across Central Texas to commemorate the day slaves in Texas learned that they had been freed.

Juneteenth Celebration: Celebrate Juneteenth from 7 p.m. 10 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, at True Vision Church, located at 2826 ...

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston announcing the enforcement of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, issued more than two ...

States that do not recognize Juneteenth as a permanent state holiday include Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, ...

Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the ...

Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in ...

Stacey Allen has to tip her cap to Spike Lee —the pilgrimage that Malcolm X, played by Denzel Washington, makes to Mecca in ...

Although the holiday has long been celebrated in the Black American community, Juneteenth has not always had federal recognition.