This story was part of a special Juneteenth project originally published in 2022 with Vox that explored the ongoing struggle ...

Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...

The Trump administration is implementing an executive order that includes removing certain historical documents, portraits ...

Federal offices are closed Thursday June 19th for Juneteenth, but in South Carolina business will continue as usual at the ...

For generations, Black Americans have recognized the end of one of history's darkest chapters with joy — such as parades or ...

Several MetroWest organizations and municipalities honor the holiday, which commemorates the ending of slavery in the United ...

Indianapolis celebrates Juneteenth while honoring local Black history and navigating political tensions around diversity.

A white Illinois teen attaches himself to a regiment of Black Union soldiers in the satirical Civil War novel "How to Dodge a Cannonball." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Dennard Dayle about it.

We feature a special broadcast marking the Juneteenth federal holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom more than two years after the ...

Donald Trump intends to make the world—especially besieged Iranian civilians—wait a little longer to learn if he plans to ...