Juneteenth

The Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed enslaved people in Confederate states, but it did not immediately end slavery in places such as Texas that remained ...

June 19 — or Juneteenth — was recognized by Congress as the 12th federal holiday in 2021. Most local governments across D.C., Maryland and Virginia observe ...

The national holiday Juneteenth is officially celebrated this year on Wednesday June 19. In Fort Myers, the historic day was celebrated in advance on ...

Juneteenth, a federal holiday, is about honoring fortitude, perseverance and, yes, optimism. Those are traits that Americans have always had and that Black ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday but only 28 states have made it a permanent paid or legal holiday with legislation or executive action.

The best way to think of the holiday is not as the moment Black people attained freedom but as a moment in the struggle to realize freedom.

City of Austin Recreation Centers, Senior Centers, Museums and Cultural Centers will be closed on Wednesday, June 19. The George Washington Carver Museum hosts ...

Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became a US federal holiday in 2021.

Residents needing to ...

The Juneteenth federal holiday recognizes the end of Black enslavement in Texas in 1865 — a two-and-a half-year delay of freedom after the signing of the ...

General Granger had been dispatched to Texas to share the good news of President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. You see, despite the passing of three ...

On June 19, 1865, freedom finally came for the 250,000 enslaved people of Texas. That day, which would become known as Juneteenth, the Army arrived to ...

A group of Black veterans will fly to Washington, D.C., on an all-expenses-paid trip to honor their service on Juneteenth.

“The currency of diplomacy is optimism,” - Ambassador Aurelia Brazeal, the first African American woman to reach the Senior Foreign Service.

Many Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free.

As Houstonians prepare to celebrate Juneteenth on Wednesday, the possibility of a tropical storm and flooding has forced organizers to postpone or cancel ...

Check out an extensive list of retail stores, restaurants, banks, and other places that will keep their doors open on Juneteenth, the federal holiday.

A few years ago, I wrote a post for the Port of Seattle Blog titled “Juneteenth and Other Celebrations and Traditions.” Juneteenth is a new holiday for some ...

Tomorrow, the nation celebrates Juneteenth. It was officially recognized as a national holiday only four years ago, during the racial reckoning after George ...

Rice University hosted a panel discussion June 14 titled “Juneteenth and Justice for All: Black Struggle, the Constitution and Democratic Futures.

For citizens who share Hamer's belief, Braden said Juneteenth celebrates Freedom Day, also sometimes called Emancipation Day. The History of Juneteenth. On Jan.

Juneteenth is not just a federal holiday but is an observance of the perseverance and determination of African Americans throughout our Nation's history.

Juneteenth is the newest US federal holiday. Watch the celebrations commemorating one of America's most pivotal historical turning points.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. On June 19, 1865, Union Major General ...

Wednesday is Juneteenth. a holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. The date goes back to 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas…

Both the Fourth of July and Juneteenth take place over the summer, but one is embraced and celebrated by communities nationwide, and the other is too often ...

What is Juneteenth? June 19 marks the day in 1865 when enslaved people of African descent in Galveston, Texas learned that they were free.

Many Chicago museums are open and offering free admission on Juneteenth, including the Field Museum. Chicago area museums are open on the Juneteenth holiday ...

An online search for Juneteenth products brings up everything from T-shirts to temporary tattoos, flags to jewelry, wreaths to doormats. The dedicated ...

CNN's Victor Blackwell speaks with African American Museum of History and Culture curator Mary Elliot on the history and significance of Juneteenth.

This Juneteeth, retired U.S. Air Force Captain Marian Dee Elder and 25 of her fellow Black veterans will board a plane in Atlanta and fly to Washington D.C..

The organization plans to lay two wreaths at the Boone County War Memorial Plaza at the Boone County Courthouse at 9:30 a.m.. The larger 5 foot wreath is meant ...

Holiday commemorates the date in 1865 when enslaved Blacks in Texas learned of end of Civil War and of their emancipation two-and-a-half years earlier.

... Juneteenth holiday; the Pittsford Community Library will remain open for regular hours. Juneteenth commemorates the end to slavery and celebrates Black and African American freedom and achievements. It was June 19, 1865, when the news of emancipation ...

Students often say they're not learning much about slavery beyond the suffering and harsh conditions. But educators can incorporate Juneteenth in ...

It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after President.

For Juneteenth on Morning Edition, professor Nathan Connolly reflects on the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation, and NPR staff voice the document in ...

On that date in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform 250,000 enslaved people across the state that they were free — slavery ...

Juneteenth is a special festival celebrated to mark the ending of slavery in the United States. Here's all you need to know about this day.

Today is Juneteenth, the newest federal holiday that celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. Here's everything you need to know about the ...

Opal Lee, the activist known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, worked hard to see it become a federal holiday. NPR's Michel Martin reflects on why it's a ...

Organizations and cities across Iowa are celebrating Juneteenth with music festivals, learning opportunities and more.

Juneteenth became federally recognized in the U.S. in 2021, but the origins of the holiday and its name date back more than 150 years.

The next scheduled holiday is July 4. Are government offices open on Juneteenth? Federal offices will be closed on June 19. It's also an official holiday in all ...

Juneteenth was declared a federal holiday in June 2021, signed into law by President Joe Biden. On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger issued General ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Many central Ohio stores and restaurants are open with varying hours on Wednesday, while a few businesses are closed for Juneteenth.

Enslavers across the state resisted the emancipation order and hid the news from enslaved Black people, many of whom continue to labor under ruthless ...

June 19th marks the third consecutive year as a federally recognized United States holiday. Some services and stores may be closed today to commemorate it.

Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, became the newest US federal holiday in 2021, though its storied history has held ...

At least 30 states officially celebrate end of slavery in US, but others pay employees to take day off to celebrate enslavers.

The June 19 holiday marks the day in 1865 that federal troops came to Galveston, Texas, to free enslaved Black people in the state - almost two and a half years ...

President Joe Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth a national holiday June 17, 2021,

Opal Lee, the activist known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, worked hard to see it become a federal holiday. NPR's Michel Martin reflects on why it's a ...

Panelist Windy Goodloe speaks at the "Black Mexicans - A Juneteenth Celebration" panel at Casa de Las Ofrendas in East Austin on June 11, 2024. Corina Torralba ...

Opal Lee, the activist known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, worked hard to see it become a federal holiday. NPR's Michel Martin reflects on why it's a ...

Opal Lee, the activist known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, worked hard to see it become a federal holiday. NPR's Michel Martin reflects on why it's a ...

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were informed of their freedom, more than two years after ...

Today, we commemorate Juneteenth, a profound day in American history that marks the end of slavery in the United States. On Juneteenth, we celebrate freedom ...

Opal Lee, the activist known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, worked hard to see it become a federal holiday. NPR's Michel Martin reflects on why it's a ...

Since it was designated a federal holiday in 2021, Juneteenth has become more universally recognized beyond Black America.

Ithaca's Juneteenth celebration highlights the achievements and ongoing efforts of Black Americans in pursuit of freedom since the first Juneteenth ...

This national holiday ...

Juneteenth marks the ...

Wednesday marked Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston and announced that enslaved people in the United States were free.

Forth Worth activist and grandmother of Juneteenth Opal Lee led North Texans in a 2.5-mile walk to commemorate the end of slavery in Texas after the Civil ...