On June 19th, 1865, the last enslaved African Americans were set free in the United States – a day that has been marked as a ...

Oni Press has just released a graphic biography on the origin story of Juneteenth, as told through the life of the woman most ...

A Juneteenth mural in Galveston is located at the site of the issuance of General Order No. 3, which demanded “absolute equality” between enslaved Texans and former slave owners after the Emancipation ...

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — ...

In an effort to emphasize its stance on diversity, equity, and inclusion, and to focus on America’s upcoming 250th anniversary, the Trump administration has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and ...

In 2021, the U.S. government finally caught up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe Biden ...

At the center of the controversy is Sam Collins III, a public historian and longtime Juneteenth museum advocate, and leaders ...

Americans will no longer get free admission to the country's national parks in observance of MLK Jr. Day and Juneteenth, but will for President Donald Trump's birthday ‒ and people have opinions. The ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. “This book not only symbolizes the power one person has to motivate, connect and elevate the needs of others, but can also hopefully ...

The Museums and local organizations announced a packed slate of events for this year's Juneteenth festivities with the help ...

The Trump administration has removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth from the National Park Service's list of free entry days for 2026. New free entry days have been added, including June 14 ...

WASHINGTON — The National Park Service will offer free admission to U.S. residents on President Donald Trump’s birthday next year — which also happens to be Flag Day — but is eliminating the benefit ...