Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...

Yes. United States stock markets are closed on June 19, 2025. The Federal Reserve considers Juneteenth a bank holiday, ...

Juneteenth, the holiday marking the official end of slavery is celebrated annually on June 19, but became recognized as a ...

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

And in 2021, then-President Biden signed legislation into law to make Juneteenth, or June 19, a federal holiday. Biden’s ...

Like most federal holidays, expect your local banks and credit unions to be closed in observance of Juneteenth. Postal ...

America's Second Independence Day is today. So, what is Juneteenth? And why is it celebrated? Here's what to know.

On Thursday, the United States government is pausing its ongoing transformation into the sharp instrument of Donald Trump ’s ...

Syracuse's own Juneteenth celebrations date back decades, with local Black communities calling it "our Fourth of July." ...

States that do not recognize Juneteenth as a permanent state holiday include Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, ...

Juneteenth became an official federal holiday starting in 2021 under former President Joe Biden to recognize the freedom of ...

Juneteenth, marked each year on June 19, commemorates one of the final acts of emancipation of slaves in the U.S.