It’s weird, when I look back on my childhood now, I’m pretty sure that I went to a few Juneteenth celebrations in my day — ...

Opal Lee, the woman known by many as the "grandmother of the movement" to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, is attending her first-ever Democratic National Convention at the age of 97.

On June 17, 2021, Juneteenth became the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was adopted in 1983. The African American Steering Committee (AASC) was born of a desire to address ...

The federal government should establish International American Roots Day to recognize the long arc of immigrant history. Together with Juneteenth and a new Indigenous Peoples’ Day, the three holidays ...

After a quick debate in Congress, Juneteenth was designated the newest federal holiday on June 17, 2021. It's the first federal holiday to be established since 1983, when Martin Luther King Jr.'s ...

The targeted location for construction of the planned National Juneteenth Museum is shifting to a new spot in Fort Worth’s ...