Juneteenth is observed on June 19 and several celebrations are scheduled to take place this weekend, including the Central ...

Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. It's celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the ...

A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...

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

June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation ...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth wants the Pentagon to tone any commemoration of Juneteenth way, way down, in keeping with his ...

The observances on Thursday come even as the Trump administration has been removing content about African American history from federal websites.

From parades to sunset ceremonies, Juneteenth will be celebrated across Central Texas this year. TEMPLE, Texas — June 19 ...

While relatively new on the national stage, the Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated in African American communities for ...

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that slaves would be freed in ...

Juneteenth marks the moment Union troops arrived in Galveston to enforce emancipation, freeing a quarter million enslaved people in Texas in 1865. The Standard's Sean Saldana reports on how the city ...