Angélique Roché wrote the first-ever graphic novel dedicated to the history of Juneteenth, which chronicles the inspiring ...

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 ...

Gunfire broke out at a Juneteenth celebration Saturday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma, killing one person and wounding seven others, according to police and the organizers of the event. No arrests have been ...

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 ...

GETTYSBURG, Pa. (WHTM) — Juneteenth is celebrated every year on June 19th to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. That history is honored in Gettysburg’s Lincoln Cemetery. It was ...

(KRON) — Juneteenth became an official federal holiday starting in 2021 under former President Joe Biden to recognize the freedom of formerly enslaved Black people. On June 19, 1865, Union General ...

The holiday traces back 160 years on the island, to the day General Gordon Granger announced enslaved people were free two ...

OLD COLORADO CITY, Colo. (KOAA) — Dozens of people gathered outside the Westside Community Center in Old Colorado City to take part in a Juneteenth freedom march on Thursday afternoon. This year's ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The history of Juneteenth in Nevada goes back more than a decade, but the celebration is back in the news in part because of a gubernatorial veto of a commission to educate the ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump lamented that there were too many "non-working holidays" on Thursday, as Americans across the country observed Juneteenth. "Too many non-working holidays in America ...