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, the nation's most recent federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery ...

Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...

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

America's Second Independence Day is today. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the Confederacy were freed in Texas. Learn about the ...

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

Organizers of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. tell NPR how they're feeling this year. And NPR presents a reading of ...

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

June 19, also called Juneteenth National Independence Day, is an American holiday celebrating the date when the last slaves ...

America's Second Independence Day is today. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

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.