Juneteenth 2026 falls on a Friday and is the next three-day weekend of the summer for federal employees. Here's what to know about the holiday.

June 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It became a federal holiday in 2021 when then-President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth ...

Juneteenth has become much more visible in recent years, but despite what some people think, it’s not a “new” holiday at all. The history of Juneteenth stretches back more than 150 years, and the ...

NORRISTOWN — Norristown council members witnessed the raising of the Juneteenth flag Tuesday evening outside of Municipal Hall in Norristown. Elected officials, municipal staff and area residents ...

HOLYOKE — Juneteenth celebrations are taking over Western Massachusetts, with students, families and community leaders ...

The red, white and blue of the Juneteenth flag, a familiar color scheme, will be flying alongside the American flag in many places on June 19, symbolizing the end of slavery in Texas. In Houston and ...

If you walk around downtown Milwaukee in late June week, you may notice a new-ish flag flying underneath the Stars and Stripes outside City Hall. This red and blue flag featuring a white star and ...

Around 50 people gathered outside North Las Vegas City Hall on Wednesday morning for a ceremonial raising of the Juneteenth flag. Juneteenth, held every June 19, commemorates the day when enslaved ...

Clad in a striking peach outfit color-coordinated right down to her fingernails and taking no prisoners, Vallejo’s first poet laureate blasted out her poem “Galveston” at the Juneteenth flag-raising ...

MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - Wisconsin leaders gathered on Wednesday to celebrate the Juneteenth Flag raising at the State Capitol. Gov. Tony Evers was joined by members of the Wisconsin Legislative Black ...

On June 19, the walls of Tower Square will reverberate with the sounds of the Juneteenth Freedom Concert and celebrations ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A flag flies on a float during the 45th annual Juneteenth National Independence Day celebrations in Galveston, Texas, on June 15, ...