The Daily News invested barrels of ink over the past decades in promoting awareness of Juneteenth — both locally and across ...

A Juneteenth mural in Galveston is located at the site of the issuance of General Order No. 3, which demanded “absolute equality” between enslaved Texans and former slave owners after the Emancipation ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) – With Black History Month underway, we’re celebrating the culture, history and impact of Miss Juneteenth ...

The Museums and local organizations announced a packed slate of events for this year's Juneteenth festivities with the help ...

Barbie is honoring civil rights activist Dr. Opal Lee, widely known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth, with her own doll, per PEOPLE. Lee, 99, is best known for leading the decades-long effort to make ...

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — ...

We spoke to writer Angélique Roché about the origins behind her new graphic novel The First Freedom: The Story of Opal Lee ...

In an effort to emphasize its stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and to focus on America’s upcoming 250th anniversary, the Trump administration has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and ...

Often called "America's second Independence Day" or "Black Independence Day," Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. It is celebrated annually every June 19 and is the first ...

WASHINGTON -- The National Park Service will offer free admission to U.S. residents on President Donald Trump's birthday next year -- which also happens to be Flag Day -- but is eliminating the ...

In 2021, the U.S. government finally caught up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe Biden ...