Multiple Houston media outlets are reporting former President Joe Biden may be visiting Galveston Thursday to ...

Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Here's some of its history, and how it came to be a national holiday. President Abraham ...

Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ...

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

Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became ...

Communities across the Chicago area have planned an array of events to honor and celebrate the holiday Thursday. Parties, ...

President Joe Biden designated Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021, but the holiday itself has been celebrated for more than ...

Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth‚" will not lead this year’s Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth, her granddaughter said Tuesday night.

Severe storms could produce damaging winds and a few tornadoes in the Midwest as well the lower Great Lakes. Weather tomorrow, June 19: Parts of the United States are expected to face some storms on ...

June 19 marks the annual observance of when enslaved Americans in Texas were told they were free in 1865, two years after the ...