ORLANDO, Fla. — Juneteenth is the oldest nationally recognized celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. It commemorates the day — June 19, 1865 — when the last African American slaves ...

Sister Laila will be reading selections from her third book, “Sitting Under the Tree: Poems Commemorating Juneteenth.” ...

The Local Tavern in Bryant is giving away 250 meals on Monday, November 3rd from 6-9pm. The meals served will be Classic Tavern burgers along with fries. Owner Murphy USA names Mindy K. West as new ...

For social justice activist Glenn Harris, President Donald Trump’s statement on Juneteenth, arguing there are “too many nonworking holidays in America” costing the country “billions of dollars,” was ...

President Trump appeared to mark Juneteenth on Thursday with a Truth Social post arguing the United States has "too many non-working holidays." "It is costing our ...

President Trump made it through Thursday’s workday without a single acknowledgment of the federal Juneteenth holiday, though he’d honored it as president years before and even claimed he made it ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s. Juneteenth ...

Plenty of Juneteenth events have already been celebrated in Philadelphia and the region, but there are many more coming up — both on the holiday itself and on the following weekend. The holiday ...

Let’s be clear: No president, not even Donald Trump, can eliminate Juneteenth with the stroke of a pen. It’s a federal holiday, signed into law in 2021 with overwhelming bipartisan support. The only ...

Juneteenth will be marked on Thursday, June 19, 2025. Juneteenth commemorates the day — June 19, 1865 — when federal soldiers arrived in Galveston to take control of Texas and ensure the slaves were ...

Today is Juneteenth. The holiday marking the official end of slavery is celebrated annually on June 19, but only became recognized as a federal holiday a few years ago. Here's what to know. Is ...