Juneteenth

President Joe Biden signed legislation making Juneteenth a national holiday June 17, 2021,

Opal Lee, the activist known as the grandmother of Juneteenth, worked hard to see it become a federal holiday. NPR's Michel Martin reflects on why it's a ...

Anthony Lewis says Juneteenth is a time to reflect on the progress made in the fight for civil rights while acknowledging the work that remains to achieve ...

Organizations and cities across Iowa are celebrating Juneteenth with music festivals, learning opportunities and more.

June 19th marks the third consecutive year as a federally recognized United States holiday. Some services and stores may be closed today to commemorate it.

For Juneteenth on Morning Edition, professor Nathan Connolly reflects on the promise of the Emancipation Proclamation, and NPR staff voice the document in ...

Juneteenth is Wednesday, June 19, and the holiday commemorates the day enslaved African Americans in Texas were finally freed on June 19, 1865, according to ...

On that date in 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to inform 250,000 enslaved people across the state that they were free — slavery ...

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were informed of their freedom, more than two years after ...

Panelist Windy Goodloe speaks at the "Black Mexicans - A Juneteenth Celebration" panel at Casa de Las Ofrendas in East Austin on June 11, 2024. Corina Torralba ...

Today we recognize the 159th anniversary of Juneteenth and celebrate the liberation of enslaved African Americans from chattel slavery in the United States.

This national holiday ...

June 19th – known as Juneteenth – is a federal holiday. That means government offices will be closed, as will banks and the post office.

Opal Lee, an activist for the Juneteenth holiday, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Lee about the holiday ...

Forth Worth activist and grandmother of Juneteenth Opal Lee led North Texans in a 2.5-mile walk to commemorate the end of slavery in Texas after the Civil ...

Wednesday marked Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston and announced that enslaved people in the United States were free.

Gulfport community ...

On June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Texas, implementing the Emancipation Proclamation from two years ...

No fatalities have been reported. An Oakland Police Department spokesperson describing the events that led to the gunfire said the celebration, which had as ...

To mark Juneteenth, the national holiday marking the end of slavery in the US, one company has released a wine to celebrate the role of aunties in ...

It was therefore the official grant of freedom to Texan slaves, some of the last people to be legally enslaved in this country. The celebration of this holiday ...

Multiple people were injured in a shooting at a Juneteenth event in Oakland, California. Police are asking for the public's help to find the shooter.

(AP) — A Juneteenth celebration in Oakland, California, turned violent when several people were shot, police said. The Lake Merritt event on Wednesday night was ...

A 45-year-old nonprofit is taking on new roles as groups work together to revitalize a Utica neighborhood.

An online search for Juneteenth products brings up everything from T-shirts to temporary tattoos, flags to jewelry, wreaths to doormats. The dedicated ...

Assistant Librarian Shaunta Alvarez offers remarks during Elon's 2024 Juneteenth celebration. Elon University celebrated Juneteenth on June 19, 2024, with a ...

Chris Jones speaks during a UA Little Rock campus community Juneteenth celebration. Photo by Benjamin Krain. The University of Arkansas at Little Rock ...

“On this day 150 years ago, more than two years after President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, the slaves of Galveston, Texas, ...

For generations, ...