This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth. Here's what to know about the holiday and why' it's celebrated.

The irony of Juneteenth is that while African-Americans celebrate a holiday on June 19 that commemorates the abolition of the last remaining enslaved Africans in Texas, many African-Americans have ...

Juneteenth became an official state holiday in Texas on January 1, 1980 led by African American state legislator Al Edwards. New Jersey made Juneteenth an official state holiday on June 25, 2020.

But for African Americans, a different date signifies independence: June 19, 1865. The date has been referred to as Freedom Day, Black Independence Day, or most commonly, Juneteenth.

Oxford African American Studies Center, Emancipation and the Meaning of Juneteenth, accessed June 17, 2020 JCPenney, CEO Jill Soltau Shares a Juneteenth Message with Fellow Associates , June 15, 2020 ...

Juneteenth commemorates the day — June 19, 1865 — that enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas were told they had been freed. This news came two years after President Abraham Lincoln ...

Juneteenth: For many Black Americans, it’s a milepost on the continuum toward racial ... founder of the African American Memorial Fund and organizer of the “Say Their Names” event in May ...

At the African American Civil War Museum, where there is a memorial dedicated to Black soldiers who served in the war, it was important to connect that service with Juneteenth's history, Smith said.

For many Americans, Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of legalized slavery in the U.S. on June 19, 1865, is a time of jubilee. And since President Joe Biden signed legislation in 2021 to make ...

Juneteenth memorializes African American triumphs. Hearcel Craig. Guest columnist. State Sen. Hearcel F. Craig, D-Columbus, represents Ohio’s 15th Senate District, ...

PORTSMOUTH — Every inch of shade was valuable real estate during the annual Juneteenth ceremony Wednesday. The ceremony was held in 90-plus-degree weather at the African Burying Ground, where ...