Black Americans have been celebrating Juneteenth for more than a century, but it's only been a federal holiday for a few years. Here's what to know.

This year, state workers in 33 states and Washington, DC get Juneteenth off as a paid holiday.

Here's what to know about the holiday, why it's celebrated and what's open and closed. Declared by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 during the American Civil War, the Emancipation Proclamation freed ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday. Does that mean stores are closed? See details for major retailers like Aldi, Costco, Kroger and Walmart.

Post offices will reopen during their normal Saturday hours on June 20 and mail delivery will resume. Though post office branches will be closed on Friday, mail can be dropped into blue USPS ...

An East Texas girl will be representing Texas at the Miss Juneteenth USA pageant.  Jalessa'D Sims, who first won Jr. Miss ...

Allegations that an employee hung a noose in a Treasury Department building in Texas have spurred a union representing ...

June 19 marks the day in 1865 that Union troops landed in Galveston, Texas, and announced the end of slavery. Former President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in 2021. But only 31 states ...

A trombone blared as people marched across the 11th Street Bridge into Anacostia in D.C. on Thursday to celebrate Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in Texas. They held signs ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating emancipation. See which states observe it as a paid holiday with our complete map and state list.

"The community might need to understand the need to scale back." ...