Some on the “Juneteenth Jubilee and Freedom Walk,” which retraced the steps of enslaved people seeking freedom, say they ...

D.C. is preparing for its largest Juneteenth celebration yet! Here are the must-attend events you should know about before the festivities begin.

Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as ...

Juneteenth marks the day — June 19, 1865 — when some of the last enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, were told of their freedom, nearly two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln ...

For social justice activist Glenn Harris, President Donald Trump’s statement on Juneteenth, arguing there are “too many nonworking holidays in America” costing the country “billions of dollars” was no ...

U.S. Civil War Colored Troops reenactors gather near the Lincoln Memorial during "The Juneteenth People's Parade" in Washington, DC on June 19, 2024.

The Black Lives Matter movement in 2020 brought more attention to Juneteenth, and in 2023, Pew Research said at least 28 states and Washington DC — along with the federal government — recognize ...

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

Juneteenth 2025 events across the United States Washington, DC. The Anacostia Community Museum will hold a daylong celebration featuring events like musical performances, morning yoga and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, marks the end of slavery in the United States. The ...

Juneteenth, occurring annually on June 19, is now a federal holiday, impacting many federal and state offices. It also means your bank is likely to be closed down for the day. The holiday has been ...

The Greater Washington DC Black Chamber of Commerce celebrates Black entrepreneurship and community leadership at its ...