As of 2023, more than half of states across the U.S. recognize Juneteenth as a permanent state holiday, according to the Pew ...

The state and local governments would only be able to fly U.S., state, military and prisoner-of-war flags over their ...

The Juneteenth Committee 1865 has launched a community shoe drive with five drop-off locations. The drop-off locations include: Doctors’ Memorial Hospital (DMH) (second floor), New Mount Zion Baptist ...

The Opal, named after the Grandmother of Juneteenth, opens in North Fort Worth on Thursday.

FORT WORTH – Opal Lee, affectionately known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," sent a heartfelt letter to President Donald Trump on his inauguration day, which coincided with the nation's ...

Specifically, Juneteenth celebrates the day the news of the Emancipation Proclamation, which was made effective in 1863, made it to Galveston Bay in Texas June 19, 1865. Juneteenth was made a ...

New Orleans was cloaked in white Tuesday as whirling frozen flakes piled on the city, eventually tying a snowfall record set nearly 130 years ago. In south-southeast New Orleans, a total of 10 ...

Lee has been a staple of the Fort Worth community for decades as she tirelessly led a grassroots campaign to make Juneteenth a federal holiday. It commemorates the day when the last slaves in ...

The KU Powwow and Cultural Arts Festival, Free State Festival and Paper Plains Zine Fest are among 32 events set to receive funding from the City of Lawrence this year. The city’s Unmistakable Events ...

Plano, Illinois recognized Juneteenth as a holiday in February 2021. That same year, it became a state and federal holiday. However, event organizers announced on social media that the 2025 ...

Descendant of Confederates Who Fled to Brazil STILL Speaks English from 1865 Posted: January 14, 2025 | Last updated: January 26, 2025 Anyway, today I’m interviewing one of the last Confederados ...