Oklahoma State Senator Nikki Nice advocates for recognizing Juneteenth as a state holiday, citing Oklahoma's historic ties.

Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, commemorates the end of slavery annually on June 19th. The name of this holiday blends the words “June” and “Nineteenth.” ...

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, finally learned of their freedom—a full two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation.” ...

Granger read a synopsis of the Emancipation Proclamation and the last enslaved people in the U.S were free. In the beginning, the day was known as Emancipation Day, and the first celebration ...

Astros and Phillies fans can watch their teams play in the World Series in 2022 thanks to Juneteenth and Independence Day.

He may only be 11, but Roy Bishop III, of Grosse Pointe Woods, is already following in the public service footsteps of his ...

*The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. While many Americans ...

The county had no such policy until after county Department of Health workers attended the Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade in ...