Alabama Democrats have pushed over the years to make Juneteenth a state holiday. Givan has introduced a bill each year since ...

Opal Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” celebrated her 98th birthday Thursday night and got a glimpse of the interior of the forthcoming National Juneteenth Museum with the ...

Music festivals, parades, marches and more commemorate Juneteenth across America. Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day.

Save the Children encourages parents and caregivers to talk with their children about the history of race in America. In anticipation of Juneteenth, our experts have put together a helpful guide for ...

They were free. The day became known as Juneteenth, a word created by joining the words ‘June’ and ‘nineteenth’ together, and has been celebrated every year by African-American people to ...

Are banks open on Juneteenth in 2024? That's a question plenty of folks are asking just ahead of the holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The answer is no ...

in addition to adding Juneteenth, would allow state employees to choose between that holiday and Jefferson Davis' birthday. So far, it has had two favorable readings in two different House committees.