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

Guests can expect talks, performances and art-making activities ... Also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, Juneteenth officially became a federal holiday in 2021 but is rooted in a ...

As celebrations erupted and cannons fired in 1776, my ancestors' freedom was not yet tangible. That was the case until nearly 100 years later, on June 19, 1863, or what is now recognized as ...

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

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 ...