Story by Katie Hawkinson • 1mo Former President Joe Biden commemorated Juneteenth in Galveston, Texas, hours after President Donald Trump raged there are “too many” holidays in the U.S.

Juneteenth is America's newest federal holiday, first celebrated nationwide in 2021, but the history of the holiday goes back more than 100 years. Let's get the facts. June 19th marks the day that ...

On Thursday a freedom bell, commissioned by Texas A&M University’s Department of Architecture, returned to Galveston, the ...

- Dallas, Texas: Dallas celebrates Juneteenth with one of the largest parades in the country. In 2025 , events are expected to be held at Fair Park , with job fairs, artistic performances and ...

Two people were killed and 14 others were injured and taken to hospitals following a shooting at a Juneteenth celebration at a Round Rock, Texas, park Saturday night, police said. An altercation ...

Texas City's Juneteenth Parade and Family Day: begins 3 p.m. Saturday on Palmer Highway, ending at the Rotary Pavilion at 2010 Fifth Ave. North. It will include live entertainment, a Kids Zone and ...

Union Gen. Gordon Granger set up his headquarters in Galveston, Texas, and famously signed an order June 19, 1865, "All slaves are free." President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday last year.

Juneteenth became a federal holiday in the U.S. in 2021 but has been celebrated in Texas since 1866. As time passed, communities in other states also started to mark the day.

Juneteenth is the 12th federal holiday, including Inauguration Day once every four years. It's also the first federal holiday since the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday was created in 1983.

Juneteenth has been considered America's 'second independence day' since June 19, 1865, when General Granger Granger walked into Galveston and declared the last 250,000 slaves in Texas free.

Juneteenth events kicked off this morning with the parade starting at Martin Luther King Boulevard and Comal Street. It was followed by a festival at the George Washington Carver Museum with live ...

Juneteenth is more than symbolic. Texas African Americans gained the rights of citizens when Gen. Gordon Granger brought troops to Galveston. This year, we need to reevaluate what we have won and ...