Today is Juneteenth. Here's a look at the celebrations, free museum days and what's open and closed in the Boston area.

Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States, with a history dating back to the 1860s.

Euronna Taylor, a member of the Juneteenth committee, said she had never actually learned about the holiday in school growing up. Taylor, who works at the Roxbury branch of the Boston Public ...

Nineteen ways to celebrate the historical events of Juneteenth in Boston and beyond The when and where on everything from the Embrace Ideas Festival to community gatherings and arts open houses ...

Juneteenth was commemorated across the country on Thursday, including in Boston at Roxbury Heritage State Park.

Embrace Boston president and CEO Imari Paris Jeffries says that just like physical statues, holidays can act as monuments too.

Boston's second Juneteenth parade is one part of the festivities planned in the city for Monday's federal holiday.Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when U.S. Army Gen. George Gordon Granger ...

When Boston's Poet Laureate Porsha Olayiwola thinks of Juneteenth, she sees the national holiday as a celebration, but also as a reminder of oppression. Olayiwola joined WBUR's Weekend Edition ...

Boston will be bustling this weekend and on Wednesday with events honoring Juneteenth, from Franklin Park to the Museum of Fine Arts to WBUR's CitySpace.

The Embrace sculpture on Boston Common is an enduring symbol of the struggle for equal citizenship for all. As we celebrate Juneteenth this year, Larry Gennari calls on readers to dive into books ...

Juneteenth honors June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the Confederacy were freed in Texas. Learn about the ...