The African American Association of Ghana (AAAG), in collaboration with the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA), has marked the 2025 Juneteenth, a commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved African ...

Though Juneteenth gained federal recognition recently, it has been celebrated in a less formal capacity since 1865. Typically celebrated on June 19, the event commemorates the date when Major General ...

An event marking the official end to slavery in the United States took the stage last week as people gathered to celebrate this year's Juneteenth observance. Juneteenth marks the day when Union Gen.

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 ...

Although President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation freed slaves in the Confederate states in 1863, it could not be enforced in many places in the South until after the war. Even when ...

Organizers of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. tell NPR how they're feeling this year. And NPR presents a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.

On that date, Union troops freed a quarter-million African American slaves in Texas. It was the last state to recognize President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation issued on Jan. 1, 1863.

The Salina community came together this week to celebrate Juneteenth, honoring the official end of slavery in the United States with a series of events focused on unity, remembrance, and hope for ...

The Malone Center hosted its annual Juneteenth celebration at Woods Park Saturday afternoon. The event featured music, dancing, food and more to commemorate the end of slavery.

‘We are here’: Williamsburg Juneteenth event celebrates resilience, community The Juneteenth Freedom Celebration on Thursday included a parade featuring a number of dancers and musicians.

Trump issued statements to mark the day in each of his four years in office during his first term before Biden made it a federal holiday in 2021.

Juneteenth — made a federal holiday by former President Joe Biden in 2021 — pays tribute to June 19, 1865, when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom, more than two years ...