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: ...

In downtown Flint multiple celebrations from a Juneteenth parade to Juneteenth parties to celebrate the national holiday. While the holiday is used as a time to commemorate the end of slavery in the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Today’s Good Question is: Why is Juneteenth a national holiday, but not a state holiday? Juneteenth recognizes the day in 1865 when Union soldiers informed the country ...

Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the U.S. flag on June 14, 1777. While observed nationally, Flag Day is not a federal holiday, though Pennsylvania recognizes it as a state holiday. Flag Day ...

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.

The 2,000-year-old Christian holiday marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ—but some of its modern traditions have pagan origins as symbols of new life.