This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth. Here's what to know about the holiday and why' it's celebrated.

United States stock markets will be closed on Thursday, June 19 in observance of Juneteenth. The Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange will be closed Thursday and reopen Friday, June 20. The U.S. bond ...

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week. Here's everything to know.

The African American Association of Ghana (AAAG), in collaboration with the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has marked the 2025 Juneteenth, a commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African ...

While there are several Juneteenth events taking place all across Columbus, one venue stands out from the rest — the historic Lincoln Theatre, which has served as a cultural hub for African ...

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.

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

Every June 19, the Broadway League has a tremendous program as part of its Black to Broadway initiative called “Broadway ...

Washington — Former President Joe Biden criticized "ongoing efforts to erase history" during a Juneteenth Celebration Service at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas — and ...

Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as organizers cite safety problems and mounting resistance to diversity, equity and ...

President Donald Trump took to social media Thursday on Juneteenth, a federal holiday, to criticize the number of ...

Juneteenth is a Washington state and federal holiday that is celebrated on June 19 and recognizes the end of slavery in the United States. What holiday is Juneteenth? President Abraham Lincoln's ...