A number of federal agencies have banned celebrations related to MLK Jr. Day, Women's History Month and other such ...

Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...

"She's been making things happen her whole life. She's just an extraordinary person in just every way," TCU Professor James ...

In response to Donald Trump's order banning DEI initiatives, the DIA has paused special event programs and related events, ...

Are banks open on Juneteenth in 2024? That's a question plenty of folks are asking just ahead of the holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The answer is no ...

Plano, Illinois recognized Juneteenth as a holiday in February 2021. That same year, it became a state and federal holiday. However, event organizers announced on social media that the 2025 ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Fort Worth's Opal Lee, known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," has written ... so I wrote him a letter," Lee explained. In her letter, which begins "Dear President Donald ...