People across the country are coming together today in honor of Juneteenth, a federal holiday that marks the end of slavery in the United States after the Civil War. Also called Freedom Day or ...

Opal Lee, the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” celebrated her 98th birthday Thursday night and was able to see what the inside of the upcoming National Juneteenth Museum will look like with the revealing ...

Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free. Most federal offices, banks, and post offices will be closed on Juneteenth; retail hours may ...

Chairs lined the street between red, green and yellow decorations on Broadway in Columbia Saturday morning. Candy flew through the air at 9 a.m. sharp as The District's Juneteenth parade began. The ...