Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the holiday honoring the life and birthday of the American civil rights leader, is this month. Here's what to know.

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 ...

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 — ...

Due to an executive order from the president, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth will look a little different this ...

If you open your iPhone calendar to the month of June, you'll most likely see a holiday called Juneteenth. It’s been a day of celebration for more than 150 years, but many don’t know what it is, or ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The ...

President Trump announced changes that will affect two federal holidays in 2026. What they mean, what you need to know in ...

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

Black Americans rejoiced Thursday after President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday, but some said that, while they appreciated the recognition at a time of racial reckoning in America, more ...

Is MLK Day still considered a federal holiday? What to know ahead of holiday after changes in 2025.

On June 15th, the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday. Juneteenth is the result of emancipation delayed by Confederate control over Galveston, Texas ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti signed a proclamation Monday making Juneteenth a paid holiday for L.A. city employees. City Councilmember Curren Price spoke during the signing ...