Juneteenth recognizes one of the most important moments in United States history. Also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day and Black Independence Day, ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s. Juneteenth ...

WASINGTON (DC News Now) — June 19, aka Juneteenth, honors the end of slavery in the United States, and is known as the country’s second Independence Day. Each year, events ring across the country to ...

Juneteenth, which is short for "June Nineteenth", celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday, which is also known as "Freedom Day" or "Emancipation Day," honors the day in 1865 ...

WASHINGTON — The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on Thursday, June 19, a federal holiday marking the day the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were ...

On June 19, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture invites the public to a powerful, joy-filled Day of Jubilee in celebration of ...

Valerie Boyer, Ohio History Connection's school and inclusive community programs coordinator, organized the Jubilee Day Festival at the Ohio History Center. The festival featured interactive ...

A fundraising dinner to benefit the seventh-annual Potsdam community-wide Juneteenth Celebration will be held Nov. 8 at 5 p.m. Reservations are requested for seating at a community meal and to-go ...