ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - It wasn’t until 2021 that Juneteenth became a national holiday in the United States. The holiday is also known as Freedom Day and Emancipation Day as it commemorates the end of ...

On Saturday, the day starts at the North Star Underground Railroad Museum at Ausable Chasm. “It will be a mini-bus tour of some of the Underground Railroad sites in Keeseville, and then we will go out ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Juneteenth is our nation’s holiday that celebrates when all citizens were free. Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates when the enslaved in Galveston, Texas were freed, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Juneteenth is our ...

PLATTSBURGH — The 2025 Juneteenth Colors of Freedom in the Adirondacks Celebration highlights past and present struggles, resilience and triumphs. The festivities begin with two art exhibits at the ...

While the Trump administration has rolled back federal support for DEI initiatives, there is no public plan to change the status of Juneteenth as a federal holiday. The fifth year since Juneteenth was ...

WEST ORANGE, NJ — The following news release comes courtesy of the West Orange Arts Council. Find out how to post announcements or events to your local Patch site. The West Orange Arts Council (WOAC) ...

Looking at her grandchildren’s interest in a Juneteenth parade, Wendy Kimble can’t help but feel proud. “I love it,” Kimble said. “It gives us a time to be able to etch this moment in time and be able ...

This year marks the fourth year that New Jersey will celebrate Juneteenth as an official state holiday. However, while Juneteenth technically combines the words June and nineteenth, the state of New ...

A Juneteenth Virtual Celebration Continuing a National Platform for Community Storytelling The 2026 Tapestry of Black Voices Awards continues this work by uplifting even more conversations rooted in ...