This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth. Here's what to know about the holiday and why' it's celebrated.

What is Juneteenth and why is it a holiday? Thousands of enslaved people in Texas were ordered free two years after Emancipation Proclamation ...

Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ...

Washington — Former President Joe Biden criticized "ongoing efforts to erase history" during a Juneteenth Celebration Service at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas — and ...

Juneteenth's birthplace is not just a city on the Texas Gulf Coast - it is a symbol of delayed justice, community resilience, and the ongoing pursuit of true equality in America.

While relatively new on the national stage, the Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated in African American communities for more than 150 years.

Juneteenth commemorates the day that the last slaves in America were finally freed from the remaining areas under Confederate rule.

While relatively new on the national stage, the Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated in African American communities for more than 150 years.

While relatively new on the national stage, the Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated in African American communities for more than 150 years.