President Donald Trump unleashed one of his traditional holiday rants on Thursday, threatening to scrap the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery. Trump chose Juneteenth to claim that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Simone E. Morris reports on inclusive leadership for the workplace. Jun 19, 2025, 12:44pm EDT Juneteenth falls on June 19 and has ...

PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) — Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas and ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KERO) — Community leaders and residents of Bakersfield express their thoughts and feelings behind the holiday. Celebrating in style at the NAACP Juneteenth Brunch in Bakersfield.

Celebrated on June 19, Juneteenth is the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. University's Board of Trustees must approve the changes to Holiday Calendar.

The Trump administration is facing backlash after ending free admission at national parks on the only two federal holidays honoring Black history — Juneteenth and Martin Luther King Jr. Day — while ...

For years, Catherine Keys rode the school bus past the property. “I could tell it was a plantation,” she said, remembering the old buildings, some of which have since been torn down. But she didn’t ...

Four years ago this week, the US government created its first new federal holiday in nearly four decades. Juneteenth National Independence Day, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved Black ...