For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — ...

Long Beach’s waterfront Juneteenth celebration, which has drawn thousands to celebrate Black culture and heritage for the ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Juneteenth was the day that the news that slavery had ended finally reached people in Texas. It's a conversation that until recently many families haven't had with their children. In ...

On February 17, the Post Falls, Idaho, City Council voted 4–2 to remove Juneteenth from the city’s paid holiday list and restore Columbus Day, a move with local policy and cultural significance. Mayor ...

Now that the Juneteenth barbecues are over and Black Americans are done with their celebrating, we have time to respond to President Donald Trump’s reaction to the holiday. And boy, do folks online ...

Donald Trump is silent about Juneteenth on a day he previously honored, despite plans to sign a proclamation. President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, ...

But on this year's Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the usually talkative president kept silent about a day important to Black Americans for marking the end of slavery in the country he leads again. No ...