The holiday that received its name by combining ... to share their thoughts on Friday about how there's more to do. Happy Juneteenth y'all! I will be sharing some actionable items you can ...

The 157-year-old holiday, the name of which is a combination of "June" and "nineteenth," commemorates the day in 1865 when a group of enslaved individuals in Galveston, Texas, finally learned they ...

The University of Minnesota announced Monday Juneteenth will be an observed holiday systemwide starting this year. Adding Juneteenth to the University’s list of annually-observed holidays means the ...

promoted the holiday this weekend with a now-deleted photo of two white women sipping rosé on a bed of roses with the caption, “Happy Juneteenth Weekend!” That, apparently, was not a good ...

He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust ...

However, it was declared a national holiday in the US only in 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. Although the day has a very rich history and a ...

Are banks open on Juneteenth in 2024? That's a question plenty of folks are asking just ahead of the holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The answer is no ...

As the nation marks Juneteenth today, plans are in place for ... The day was recognized as a federal holiday in 2021. Frederick said the decision to push forward with a community celebration ...