On his own, the president does not have the authority to strike Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Juneteenth was named a ...

The official Juneteenth holiday is Thursday, but in Olean Juneteenth will be celebrated  with two events — the 6th Annual ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed, two years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

The first Juneteenth was held in Galveston the next year. Celebrations were low-key affairs, often kept to church gatherings and community events. Despite gaining their freedom, the lot of Black ...

Juneteenth recognizes the official emancipation of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865, symbolizing the end of slavery ...

Several events through the weekend are planned to celebrate the holiday Thursday. We look back at its history here.

GALVESTON, Texas – Former President Joe Biden will be in Galveston Thursday as a dignitary for a Juneteenth event. Galveston County Sheriff Jimmy Fullen confirmed to KPRC 2’s Bill Barajas that the ...

The church, located at 2013 Broadway, was built in 1863, although slaves began worshipping on the property in 1848. In June ...

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Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not lead this year's Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth, her granddaughter said.