The date has been referred to as "America's second Independence Day" and is widely regarded as "America's longest-running African American holiday." Juneteenth is being commemorated with events ...

From the first Juneteenth celebrations to traditional red food and drink, we've put together some facts to get you started, with the help of black history educator Linford Sweeney. The argument ...

In 1980, Juneteenth first became a state holiday in Texas, and over time, other states and Washington, D.C., slowly began to recognize the date as a holiday too. The interest in Juneteenth ...

When President Joe Biden signed the bill, Juneteenth became the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. Many folks will choose to spend the holiday celebrating with ...

3” in Galveston, Texas, declaring the liberation of slaves. The celebration of Juneteenth in Portland dates back to 1945 when Peoples introduced the tradition from Muskogee, Oklahoma ...

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 ...

20, the University of Minnesota said it will not hold classes in recognition of Juneteenth, a federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery ... Texas to inform enslaved African Americans of the ...

Then there's Christmas, then Easter, then Juneteenth. We lived about 25 minutes from Mexia, Texas — and for years, they had one of the largest Juneteenth celebrations in the country. We'd go ...