Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. PEORIA, Ill. (WMBD) — Today is June 19, otherwise known as Juneteenth. It’s a day rooted in cookouts, parades and festivals.

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — ...

Did President Donald Trump cancel Juneteenth this year, or is it still a federal holiday? Juneteenth is the second spring holiday, following Memorial Day, but its future has been in doubt since ...

In 2021, the U.S. government finally caught up with Black people who have been commemorating the end of slavery in the United States for generations with a day called “Juneteenth.” President Joe Biden ...

For the first time since 1983, a new federal holiday has been created. After passing the House and Senate earlier this week, President Joe Biden signed into law Thursday a bill designating Juneteenth ...

If you open your iPhone calendar to the month of June, you'll most likely see a holiday called Juneteenth. It’s been a day of celebration for more than 150 years, but many don’t know what it is, or ...

Americans will soon celebrate Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free. For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of ...

Last fall, the university considered revising its policy to remove Juneteenth as one of the paid holidays for employees.

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — ...