The United States Postal Service (USPS) will be closed on Juneteenth, meaning no mail will be delivered. However, FedEx ...

Thursday is Juneteenth, and on Wednesday, state leaders and local activists held an event in Hartford recognizing the day.

The holiday marks June 19, 1865, when Union Army Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and announced that ...

While some states have acknowledged Juneteenth in symbolic ways or through commemorative events, others have chosen to mark ...

“The heightened sense of the unknown, and the political climate between the nation and the world, we wanted people, even for ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — By the time the drumming and dancing starts Thursday, an organization that promotes African American ...

Lilly, the head of Connecticut’s Department of Children and Families, wants state residents to focus on mental health this ...

Several Juneteenth celebrations are expected to be held in Connecticut this week. “It very important to come together to help make change,” Sylvia D. Reid, an attorney and attendee of the Juneteenth ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — A ceremonial groundbreaking will be held Thursday for the rebuilding of one of the nation’s oldest ...

Plus: All Set in Silver Spring to offer Juneteenth-inspired menu; Häagen-Dazs celebrates Gaithersburg opening Saturday with ...

Food and cooking play a big role in Juneteenth celebrations. The barbecues and fish fries woven into Black culture helped ...