Texas Southern University and the Houston-based law firm, Roberts Markland, announced a new partnership. The partnership will conduct a study of the legal and economic impacts due ...

June 19 has witnessed some of the most transformative events in world history, spanning social justice milestones, groundbreaking scientific achievements, ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...

While relatively new on the national stage, the Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated in African American communities for ...

Did you know Tennessee has two holidays celebrating Emancipation from slavery? Juneteenth, the federal holiday, and August 8.

Americans celebrate an imperfect path toward a more perfect union.

Syracuse's own Juneteenth celebrations date back decades, with local Black communities calling it "our Fourth of July." ...

President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September of 1862, declaring that slaves would be freed in ...

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has issued a proclamation to commemorate Juneteenth. The federal holiday was created to commemorate the emancipation of ...

According to a 2024 Congressional Research Service report, at least 30 states and the District of Columbia have designated Juneteenth as a permanent paid and/or legal holiday through legislation or ...

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston announcing the enforcement of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, issued more than two ...

Many banks will be closed on Thursday for Juneteenth, though ATMs and online banking will still be available. Major banks ...