Juneteenth has been celebrated since 1866 and commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger told slaves in ...

The holiday traces back 160 years on the island, to the day General Gordon Granger announced enslaved people were free two ...

The City of Galveston on Thursday revealed a new initiative to develop a national Juneteenth center in the city where a Union ...

The film moves up a week, to June 18, 2027. By Aaron Couch Film Editor The long waiting game for Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is getting just slightly shorter. Sony revealed the animated ...

“Kiss my grits,” her character, Flo, was known to say. But that high-profile role was just one facet of a long, busy stage and screen career. By Anita Gates Polly Holliday, the adaptable actress who ...

After decades of advocacy and cultural recognition, Juneteenth has finally been established as an official U.S. holiday. The day recalls the arrival of Union troops in Galveston, Texas, in 1865, ...

With summer break nearly over and September right around the corner, it means everyone is returning to school or work. So, when is the next holiday? From New Year's Day in January to Christmas Day in ...

The push to make Juneteenth a state holiday despite it being recognized on the federal level is ongoing. Oklahoma State Senator Nikki Nice said the ties between Juneteenth and Oklahoma are all the ...

The city of Jamestown and the union representing its police officers and firefighters are arguing in court over an arbitrator’s decision over holiday pay for those who worked on the Juneteenth 2024 ...

Joslyn Stanfield received a phone call from a community member a little over three weeks before the Juneteenth event she was co-organizing. The caller tipped her off that Bend city staffers had ...

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — An Oklahoma County Commissioner is setting the record straight after being at the center of a short-lived controversy Tuesday involving the Juneteenth holiday’s observance in ...