SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Juneteenth was the day that the news that slavery had ended finally reached people in Texas. It's a conversation that until recently many families haven't had with their ...

The federal holiday of Juneteenth falls on Thursday and will mean a number of closures for certain businesses. The annual holiday falls on June 19 and was first designated a holiday in 2021 by ...

YOURSELF. MIGHTY GOOD TO ME. IT’S TRULY A JUBILEE AT THE REGINALD F LEWIS MUSEUM AS THEY CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH. IT’S A WAY FOR US TO ENSURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND THEIR HISTORY, THAT WE’RE ABLE TO PASS ...

It's the 156th anniversary of Juneteenth. For the first time in nearly 40 years, Juneteenth was officially made a national holiday. and just in time for Saturday's 156th anniversary of the day that ...

Those states with no official provision for Juneteenth include Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Montana, New ...

Are you ready to celebrate liberation? Every year on June 19, communities around the United States mark Juneteenth, the date the last 250,000-some enslaved African-Americans were freed in the United ...

The Biden administration made Juneteenth a nationally recognized holiday June 17, 2021, to expand its recognition and importance. Six months later, Opal Lee, known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, ...

President Trump appeared to mark Juneteenth on Thursday with a Truth Social post arguing the United States has "too many non-working holidays." "It is costing our ...

Stream the Chicago Marathon live Oct. 12 at 7 a.m. CT. The U.S. Postal Service will be closed on June 19, and there will be no mail deliveries. It is one of 11 holidays the USPS observes. But while ...

A celebration borne out of the struggle Black people face. While most Americans prepare to celebrate the country’s freedom on July 4, many Black people in the United States recognize June 19 as their ...