Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s.

Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the United States, is this week. Here's everything to know.

On his own, the president does not have the authority to strike Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Juneteenth was named a federal holiday under former President Joe Biden in 2021.

Juneteenth is this Thursday, which means many government offices around the U.S. will be impacted by America's youngest federal holiday. Many departments at the local, state and federal levels ...

Juneteenth, the holiday marking the official end of slavery is celebrated annually on June 19, but became recognized as a federal holiday a few years back.

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, before it became a federal holiday.

All federal employees get a paid day off for the holiday. Juneteenth is also a state holiday in Kentucky, after Gov. Andy Beshear declared it an Executive Branch holiday in 2024.

Amid President Donald Trump's efforts to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion, concerns have come up over the continuation of Juneteenth as a federal holiday.

No, the president has not directly said he wants to end Juneteenth as a federal holiday. Growing concerns about Juneteenth's future are derived from Trump's rollback of DEI programs nationwide.

It's time to celebrate Juneteenth, the country's youngest federal holiday. Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ...

Juneteenth, a day that marks the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans, is always observed on June 19 each year. It became a U.S. federal holiday in 2021, following the signing of a bill by ...