Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the United States, is now officially a federal holiday. For the fourth consecutive year, millions of Americans will observe the day on June 19, 2025. As a ...
Americans will soon celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of ...
GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Juneteenth will now be recognized as a city holiday in Galveston after a unanimous vote on June 2 by the city council. On June 19, 1865, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston ...
Bonner County workers will be awarded a four-day weekend in late November after Bonner County commissioners approved to ...
President Donald Trump said the U.S. has "too many non-working holidays," but he hasn't shied away from other holiday proclamations. In an apparent critique of Juneteenth, Trump said in a June 19 ...
For social justice activist Glenn Harris, President Donald Trump’s statement on Juneteenth, arguing there are “too many nonworking holidays in America” costing the country “billions of dollars,” was ...
Miss Juneteenth USA is a nationwide pageant that returns to Galveston County, home to the birthplace of Juneteenth, every ...
Now that the Juneteenth barbecues are over and Black Americans are done with their celebrating, we have time to respond to President Donald Trump’s reaction to the holiday. And boy, do folks online ...
June 19 commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. A handful of corporations in the U.S. announced this year that they are making Juneteenth, the day traditionally used to commemorate the end of ...
NEW YORK -- As the U.S. officially made Juneteenth a federal holiday, many major corporations are also giving their employees paid time off to celebrate and commemorate. Most federal workers will ...