In 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill passed by Congress that made Juneteenth, or June 19, a federal holiday. There are 28 states (and the District of Columbia) that legally recognize ...

A recent Grammy-award winning group will be at this year’s Fifth Annual Juneteenth Jubilee, the Cool Spring Downtown District announced Thursday. This year’s celebration will be from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Juneteenth is an independence day for Black Americans and one of the most significant historical moments post-Civil War. On June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation ...

On 19 June 1865, enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, received momentous news: slavery had been abolished. They were free. The day became known as Juneteenth, a word created by joining the words ...

On Monday, June 19, 2025, you can officially wish your friends, family and colleagues a happy Juneteenth. The day, which was signed into law as a federal holiday by President Joe Biden in June ...

The answer is no, banks are not open on Wednesday, June 19. While Juneteenth has been unofficially celebrated for more than two centuries, Congress voted in 2021 to make it the 11th federal holiday.

The four-day Las Vegas Juneteenth Festival at the World Market Center starts June 12. “The festival promises multiple days filled with spectacular performances and delicious food,” said the ...

Wednesday will be the first opportunity for Galveston school board members to consider a $2.8 million bid for the 4.5 acres at 1421 37th St., or reject the bid, opening ...