"It's more important than ever to gather publicly and tell our stories and lift up the Black voices through art and joy,” ...

Barry McNealy, a historian with the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, joined the CBS 42 Morning News to discuss the importance of Juneteenth.

The hard-won freedom of enslaved people and the enduring progress of the African American community will be celebrated across ...

However, Juneteenth became a permanent state holiday in Alabama just this year. In May, Governor Kay Ivey signed a bill ...

Opal Lee was 89 when she began her campaign to make the day a federal holiday. At 98. she's still an inspiration ...

For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy — such as parades or ...

Juneteenth became the newest U.S. federal holiday in 2021, but it has held significance for many Black Americans for a long ...

The United States Postal Service and federal offices across the country are closed today — Thursday, June 19 — in observance of Juneteenth, which is celebrated to commemorate the end of slavery in the ...

Lincoln Land Community College will host the third annual Freedom Walk at 8:30 a.m. The self-guided walk around the ...

Thursday marks Juneteenth, 160 years since emancipation was fully recognized. On June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free. The news came two and a half ...

June 19th, 1865, marked a turning point in American history that many still don’t know the full story behind. Known as Juneteenth, this day commemorates the moment Union soldiers arrived […] The post ...

Americans observe Juneteenth every June 19, commemorating the day Union soldiers marched into Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, and enforced the Emancipation Proclamation, more than two years after ...