Gov. Kay Ivey has treated Juneteenth as a state holiday for the past several years in alignment with the federal holiday.

D.C. Emancipation Day celebrations continue, with a parade, festival, and concert commemorating the end of slavery in the ...

Denver’s annual two-day Juneteenth Music Festival will be scaled back to a single day this year because of declining sponsorship.

Stepping from the bright red trolley in Galveston’s Historic District felt like a journey back in time. A few colleagues and ...

A United States senator has introduced legislation to make the day after Easter a federal holiday so families can more easily ...

Pandy noted that although the Emancipation Proclamation had been signed by Abraham Lincoln ... I couldn't think of a better place to hold the Juneteenth Celebration.” The celebration will be a ...

Democratic lawmakers have attempted to pass similar bills in the Alabama legislature but have been unsuccessful, as several representatives pointed out Thursday.

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - The bill to make Juneteenth a state holiday in Alabama is one step closer to passing as it has successfully advanced through the House. District 85 Representative Rick Rehm ...

DC was only part of the U.S. to pay off slave owners for freeing enslaves persons they held.

The community event, on June 14, includes the history of Juneteenth, food, youth activities, music and a variety of cultural ...

Britt expressed her gratitude for the first responder response Wednesday night and for the work being done to support the veterans displaced by this incident. A WTVY employee said he witnessed ...