The Father's Group organization in Bend has canceled this year's Juneteenth Celebration at Drake Park, noting "today's ...

“So I believe the National Juneteenth Museum is going to bring that history to Fort Worth. It is going to be a beacon of light.” Tuesday’s vote comes a week after city officials met with ...

Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...

Baltimore's 2025 "AFRAM" festival unveils performance lineup of Saweetie, Pattie Labelle, Juvenile, and more at the ...

Black Americans remained enslaved for 82 years after July 4, 1776. There is a long history of Juneteenth, including the Juneteenth flag, but to sum things up: Juneteenth celebrates the ...

Opal Lee, 97, spent years advocating to get Juneteenth recognized as a federal holiday Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019 ...

On Monday, June 19, 2025, you can officially wish your friends, family and colleagues a happy Juneteenth. The day, which was signed into law as a federal holiday by President Joe Biden in June ...

In anticipation of Juneteenth, our experts have put together a helpful guide for families to educate and engage children around this important holiday. The Civil War ended in April 1865, but news of ...