The holiday, also called Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, Juneteenth Independence Day, and Black Independence Day, became a federal holiday in 2021. Here's the history of Juneteenth: ...

June 19 marks Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. It became a federal holiday in 2021 when then-President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth ...

Four years after President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National ... Juneteenth is a symbol of that.” Because of this advocacy, Juneteenth has grown from relatively obscure regional celebrations to ...

Celebrations of the holiday started in Texas, but as Black Americans spread out across the US, they brought with them their ...

Juneteenth is a celebration for all Americans because it marks a pivotal moment in the United States’ journey toward living ...

How Juneteenth Became a National Holiday. Emily Burack. 18 June 2025 at 12:02 pm ... It is a symbol and symbols are important. What are the cross and flag but symbols. I believe the Biblical ...

Juneteenth 2025 is this week. Here's what to know about the federal holiday, why it's celebrated and its origins.

According to a 2024 Congressional Research Service report, at least 30 states and the District of Columbia have designated ...

Flag Day is this weekend The holiday commemorates the making of the first American Flag In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation establishing Flag Day As the country prepares to salute ...

Flag Day, meanwhile, was declared a national holiday in 1949 by congressional legislation signed into law by President Harry Truman, who in a proclamation directed the U.S. flag to be displayed on ...

Happy Birthday, Juneteenth! America's newest federal holiday celebrates its 5th year of celebration in 2025. But are companies celebrating? The short answer: it depends.