In June 2020, Commissioner Roger Goodell announced the NFL would recognize Juneteenth as a holiday and the league's offices would be closed in observance. On Thursday, teams from across the league ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation ...

The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries.

The resulting Juneteenth holiday — its name combining “June” and “nineteenth” — has only grown in one-and-a-half centuries.

Governor Andy Beshear said Juneteenth will remain an executive branch holiday every year he is in office. “I’d hope that everyone on the federal level would recognize Juneteenth,” Beshear said.

Juneteenth: This is the holiday many people celebrate without really knowing why Since 1866, the African-American community has marked June 19th—known as Emancipation Day or Juneteenth—as a ...

Here's everything you need to know about Juneteenth, including when it is and the meaning behind the day, plus what's open and closed.

People unfamiliar with the occasion may be asking themselves, is there a "right" way to celebrate Juneteenth? For beginners and those brushing up on history, here are some answers.