Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas.

But on this year’s Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the usually talkative president kept silent about a day important to Black ...

Iowans across the Des Moines metro commemorated Juneteenth Thursday, which marks the end of slavery in the United States. It ...