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See some of the earliest photographs of Juneteenth celebrations in the United States.

Monday marks the second year that Juneteenth will be commemorated as a federal holiday, providing Americans the chance to celebrate the end of slavery

Monday marks the second year that Juneteenth will be commemorated as a federal holiday, providing Americans the chance to celebrate the end of slavery

Emancipation is a marker of progress for white Americans, not black ones.

In 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill that made Juneteenth an official federal holiday. This historic legislation marked a significant milestone in recognizing and commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans

See some of the earliest photographs of Juneteenth celebrations in the United States.

Juneteenth, or June 19, 1865, is celebrated in the United States as the day slavery ended in America, because that was the date federal troops announced the Emancipation Proclamation in

Juneteenth is our newest national holiday. Here are 12 books to read about it, recommended by experts, to commemorate and celebrate it.

Las Crucens finds way to memorialize freeing of slaves in Texas, 640 acres of land will be location of new solar farm and New Mexicans receive rebates.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Ohio lawmakers are mulling whether to abolish slavery as a means of punishment from the state’s constitution. Earlier this month, Reps. Dontavius Jarrells (D-Columbus) and Phil Plummer (R-Dayton) introduced a resolution to eliminate a loophole in the Ohio Constitution – also etched into the U.S. Constitution – that permits slavery or […]