Juneteenth marks the day -- June 19, 1865, when enslaved Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free -- two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation took effect and two ...

Juneteenth is a paid holiday for state employees in Texas, New York, Virginia, Washington, and now Nevada as well. Hundreds of companies give workers the day off.

A Juneteenth menu might incorporate items like barbecued ribs or other red meat, watermelon and red velvet cake. Drinks like fruit punch and red Kool-Aid may make an appearance at the table.

ALTON - Alton has a long-standing Juneteenth Celebration tradition and the Juneteenth Committee is already in preparation for ...

Juneteenth commemorates the day in 1865 when Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced the end of slavery, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln's ...

Juneteenth, a day commemorating the official day enslaved people in Galveston, was first observed in 1866. The holiday spread across the country as African Americans migrated away from the South.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., celebrated on June 19. Springfield, Illinois is hosting a variety of Juneteenth events from June 12-19, including a ...

What does Juneteenth celebrate? The holiday celebrates Black freedom, marking June 19, 1865, when Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed Black people that the Civil War was over ...

Oklahoma State Senator Nikki Nice advocates for recognizing Juneteenth as a state holiday, citing Oklahoma's historic ties.

Juneteenth — a holiday celebrating the emancipation of all American slaves on June 19, 1865 — isn't well known outside the Black community, but historian and UCLA professor Brenda Stevenson ...

Liberation Station, the first Black-owned children’s bookstore in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, will be returning to a ...

Juneteenth is also a yearly company holiday at JC Penney. In the tech world, Twitter and Square (both founded by Jack Dorsey) tweeted that they would recognize the company holiday annually.