(RNS) — On June 19, 1865, slaves in Galveston, Texas, finally got news of their liberation — two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation abolishing slavery. Ever since, ...

Juneteenth, the country's youngest federal holiday, arrives this week. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. On Jan. 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the ...

Some Juneteenth events have been canceled due to political climate and negative feedback. South Carolina does not recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday. Juneteenth is a federal holiday commemorating ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - June 19 marks Juneteenth across the United States -- a day that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people. Juneteenth was first celebrated in Galveston, Texas in 1865, ...

Plenty of Juneteenth events have already been celebrated in Philadelphia and the region, but there are many more coming up — both on the holiday itself and on the following weekend. The holiday ...

A Juneteenth event and evening drone show has been tabbed to replace the annual July 3 fireworks show at Glen Oak Park that was canceled last year because of neighborhood crime concerns stemming from ...