There will be parades, concerts, military aircraft flyovers and colorful fireworks across Horry County as residents show ...

This is a week when Americans celebrate the nation’s birthday.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

Happy Birthday, Juneteenth! America's newest federal holiday celebrates its 5th year of celebration in 2025. But are ...

In light of the holiday, fees to enter all national parks in the U.S. will be waived. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021 with legislation signed by former President Joe Biden.

Just days before Walker’s birthday, on Friday, July 11, the celebration will include house tours and kids activities as Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site, which will highlight her ...

In 2016, at age 89, she walked from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., hoping to convince former President Barack Obama to establish Juneteenth as a national holiday.

Juneteenth, celebrated annually on June 19, marks the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday, also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, and Black ...