On Saturday, Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed June 15 as “Juneteenth National Freedom Day: A Day of Observance.” “California is proud to recognize Juneteenth as an official state holiday ...

Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by ... Proceeds of the 2.5-mile walking event will go toward the National Juneteenth Museum slated to open in 2026 as well as to Lee's efforts to ...

At 1 p.m. Saturday, the bell at the Sterling Methodist Church pealed 13 times, joining ceremonies in communities across America to mark Freedom Day.

A Juneteenth flag flies on a float during the 45th annual Juneteenth National Independence Day celebrations in Galveston, Texas, on June 15, 2024. A copy of the memo began circulating on social ...

He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust ...

As celebrations erupted and cannons fired in 1776, my ancestors' freedom ... to recognize Juneteenth as a federal holiday last year. But this year, Juneteenth falls on the same day as Father's ...

An educator and civil rights advocate, Lee called for unity and hope, drawing deeply from Dr. Martin Luther King's enduring ...

Day and Juneteenth, though the memo said the pause would not affect those federal holidays. Also included in the pause are Black History Month, Women’s History Month, Women’s Equality Day, Holocaust ...

Day, Juneteenth, Holocaust Days of Remembrance ... Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, Pride, National Hispanic Heritage Month, National American Indian Heritage Month and National ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — As Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President Monday on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Fort Worth’s Opal Lee, the Grandmother of Juneteenth, wrote an open letter calling ...