According to a 2024 Congressional Research Service report, at least 30 states and the District of Columbia have designated Juneteenth as a permanent paid and/or legal holiday through legislation or ...

“On the first day of January, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three, all persons held as slaves within any State or designated part of a State, the people whereof shall ...

Yes, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is closed on Juneteenth, as it is a federal holiday. All IRS offices, including ...

June 19th, 1865, marked a turning point in American history that many still don’t know the full story behind. Known as Juneteenth, this day commemorates the moment Union soldiers arrived […] The post ...

Americans observe Juneteenth every June 19, commemorating the day Union soldiers marched into Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, and enforced the Emancipation Proclamation, more than two years after ...

Juneteenth was signed into law as a federal holiday on June 17, 2021, by former President Joe Biden. He was surrounded by ...

Juneteenth celebrations have kicked off in Odessa and Midland and will continue through Sunday, June 22nd. June 19 marks the ...

"My heart aches for what I know the enslaved people had to deal with. They sacrificed so much," said state Sen. John Lovick.

We don't need to party like it's 1865. But we can celebrate the end of slavery with America's greatest abolitionist.

We feature a special broadcast marking the Juneteenth federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom more than two years after the ...

Juneteenth is more than a date on the calendar. It’s a powerful reminder of freedom withheld — and a celebration of freedom ...

A number of local and state agencies are joining forces to present a Juneteenth Festival in Tarboro that will be held on the ...