For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are ...

Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...

A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...

Former President Biden spoke out against efforts to erase history during a Juneteenth speech in Texas, while President Trump ...

Galveston celebrates the 160th Juneteenth anniversary with a week of events honoring emancipation and African American ...

The celebration in Leimert Park, billed as a “Black Family Reunion,” included many of the emotions that come with family ...

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in ...

Celebrations across the country marked Juneteenth, the day when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom ...

Leah Frazier, founder of the Juneteenth Fashion Show, and Historian and Writer Deah Berry Mitchell share the history of Juneteenth and their time in Galveston, TX.

President Donald Trump made no statement about the federal holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, ...

Juneteenth, which commemorates the legacy of emancipation, means that many government offices are to close amid celebrations.

With flags, ceremonies, parades and pomp, celebrations across the United States marked the day the promise of freedom finally ...