Although the holiday has long been celebrated in the Black American community, Juneteenth has not always had federal recognition.

The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee ...

Americans will be celebrating Juneteenth, the federal holiday marking the day when the last enslaved people in the U.S. were freed.

In Denver, for example, more than a dozen companies backed out of supporting the Juneteenth Music Festival, which is one of ...

Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived at Galveston on June 19, 1865, with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. That was more than two months after ...

A sneak peek at upcoming County community events, including street fairs, festivals, concerts, performances, art shows, ...

Weston McKennie (pictured above) and the U.S. Men’s National Team is in Group D and plays Trinidad and Tobago (June 15, Fox), Saudi Arabia (June 19, FS1), and Haiti (June 22, Fox). The final match is ...

Juneteenth, a holiday that was mostly celebrated by Black families in the South, commemorates the end of slavery in the ...

Waterfront Park will be packed with people, food and music for an early celebration of Juneteenth. For organizers, it's not too early to celebrate the history of their freedom.

Juneteenth is right around the corner -- and San Diego is chock-full of events and ways to celebrate and honor the holiday.

Listen to live music and poetry, learning about Black history and support Black culture in celebration of Juneteenth in ...