The Department of the Interior has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the 2026 National Park Service ...

A national Juneteenth center could be on the way in Galveston, with the chance to become a first-of-its-kind space commemorating the 160-year-old holiday that began on the Gulf Coast island. Galveston ...

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 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 ...

Today Boston marks Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, which commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S. after the Civil War. On June 19, 1865, the Union Army reached Galveston Bay, Texas and it ...

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 ...

President Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, other than saying there were too many like it. Lesser occasions routinely garner ...

Juneteenth always falls on June 19. In 2025, the holiday is on a Thursday. Are banks open on Juneteenth? Like most federal holidays, expect your local banks and credit unions to be closed in ...