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Juneteenth celebration events are scheduled throughout the Des Moines metro over the next week.

Across the United States, only 18 states currently acknowledge Juneteenth as a paid day off holiday.

One year after Juneteenth became a federal holiday, some Indianapolis businesses remain open.

While Juneteenth became a federal holiday only last year and state holiday in 1980, in the Gulf Coast region, locals have been celebrating since 1865. The ch

While national Juneteenth will be June 19, local NAACP members will host a celebration on June 25 to allow more people to attend.

June 2022 marks one year since President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act on June 17, 2021, designating Juneteenth as the 11th federally recognized public...

While national Juneteenth will be June 19, local NAACP members will host a celebration on June 25 to allow more people to attend.

Say these traditional Juneteenth prayers to honor and acknowledge this important holiday that observes the day enslaved African Americans finally became free in every part of the United States.

A look back at the people, quotes and stories that resonated with us in 2021.

While Juneteenth has recently gained more national notoriety as the day the final announcement in Texas was made to free the last slaves in the nation, politicians, civil rights leaders and history buffs want statewide recognition of a date more important to Florida’s history: May 20.