In 2021, the U.S. government finally caught up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe Biden ...

Barbie is honoring civil rights activist Dr. Opal Lee, widely known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth, with her own doll, per PEOPLE. Lee, 99, is best known for leading the decades-long effort to make ...

Amid an effort to scrub the commemoration of the history of slavery and racism from national parks, dozens gathered in ...

For more than 150 years, African-Americans across the U.S. have celebrated freedom from slavery on June 19, also known as Juneteenth. Juneteenth celebrates the anniversary of the day in 1865 when a ...

Since this article was first published in 2011, Juneteenth celebrations have attracted increased attention around the nation. According to the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation, 45 states and ...

Also known as Freedom Day and Emancipation Day, Juneteenth celebrates the resilience of Black Americans and the historic ...

WALLACE, La. — Just inside the levee holding back the mighty Mississippi River, there is a quiet stillness in the land and a story that is still unfolding after more than two and a half centuries. The ...

In just about any other year, Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved black people learned they had been freed from bondage, would be marked by African American families ...

President Donald Trump canceled MLK Day and Juneteenth celebratory discounts nationwide. Here's what that means.

The Trump administration removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the National Park Service's list of free entry days for 2026. New free entry days were added for 2026, including June 14 ...