June 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the emancipation ... more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued by President Abraham Lincoln and declared slaves in ...

Juneteenth is the longest-running African American holiday, and it became a federal holiday a few years ago. Here's what's open and closed Thursday.

The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining "June" and "nineteenth" — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries.

Federal employees will have a paid day off on June 19, banks and government offices will be closed, and trash collection will be unavailable, but most private businesses will remain open and COTA ...

The city of Youngstown is hosting a Juneteenth Fireworks and Food Trucks Celebration at Wean Park on June 19, with free parking and the Market Street Bridge closed for public safety.

Youngstown will observe Juneteenth on Thursday with a fireworks and food truck celebration downtown and a festival of new ...

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War. It declared that all ...

Juneteenth was officially recognized as a federal holiday by President Joe Biden in 2021. Here's why it's celebrated.

USPS will not be open for mail on Juneteenth, since it's a federal holiday. Post offices will be closed, and there will not ...

It is often referred to as “America’s Second Independence Day,” highlighting the distinct path to freedom that Black ...

Mass. towns and cities are ready to celebrate Juneteenth with events happening all weekend. Here's a list of events ...