For beginners and those brushing up on history, here are some answers: ...

Juneteenth was officially declared a federal holiday on June 17, 2021. The stock market will not be open on Juneteenth, ...

Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery. See what President Trump said about it and what the holiday's flag means.

Juneteenth 2025 is this week. Here's what to know about the federal holiday, why it's celebrated and its origins.

Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived at Galveston on June 19, 1865, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. That was more than two months after ...

Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the ...

Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., will be observed as a federal holiday on Thursday, June 19, 2025.

The City of Kilgore celebrated Juneteenth with a parade and cookout on Saturday. The Kilgore Legacy Foundation hosted the ...

Galveston celebrates the 160th Juneteenth anniversary with a week of events honoring emancipation and African American ...

EAST TEXAS (KLTV/KTRE) - Juneteenth events are planned this week around East Texas. Power Wheel Parade - Woldert Park 701 W.

On June 19, 1865, a Union general arrived in Galveston, Texas, with a copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, which he read to ...

Nearly 160 years ago, the Union army brought word of the Emancipation Proclamation to a group of enslaved people in Galveston, Texas. They became one of the last to be freed, and Juneteenth ...