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 ...

President Trump did not issue any direct public comments about or host any events commemorating Juneteenth, the federal holiday that marks the official end of the United States’ enslavement of people.

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas and ...

A celebration in the heart of historic Greenwood turned chaotic Saturday night as gunfire left one dead and seven injured. A night meant to honor freedom turned tragic Saturday in Tulsa, Oklahoma, ...