A reflection on Juneteenth’s significance Every June 19, communities across the United States pause to reflect on the meaning of Juneteenth National Independence Day. The date represents far ...

Congress passed The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act in June 2021, a day after the Senate passed the bill with unanimous consent. Biden signed the bill into law on June 17, just two days ...

Communities across Greater Cincinnati are celebrating Juneteenth over the next week. Some regard it as Freedom Day or a second Independence Day. It's been 159 years since nearly 2,000 Union ...

Juneteenth takes place annually on June 19 and marks the true end of slavery in the United States. The holiday was already recognized in 48 states and Tuesday night, the U.S. Senate voted to make ...

Today, Juneteenth National Independence Day inspires celebrations across the country. Cities host parades, heritage festivals and public panels that spotlight Black history and culture.

Saturday, June 19, marks Juneteenth, the day in 1865 slaves in Texas found out they were free. Historians among us know that Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on Jan. 1, 1863. But it ...

What is Juneteenth? The holiday name is a blend of the words June and nineteenth. It has also been called Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day, second Independence Day and Emancipation Day.

New Jersey made Juneteenth an official state holiday on June 25, 2020. Juneteenth is now a federal holiday also known as Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day and Emancipation Day.

Opinion Juneteenth should become America’s other Independence Day | Opinion Published: Jun. 13, 2021, 9:12 a.m.

The holiday has also been called Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day. Often celebrated at first with church picnics and speeches, the holiday spread across the nation and internationally as ...