For Black Americans who don't celebrate the 4th of July, the Juneteenth flag is a symbol of a holiday that more truly and ...

The Juneteenth flag — a banner with a bursting star — is being flown across the US on June 19, a celebration to commemorate Black emancipation and the freeing of 250,000 enslaved people in Texas.

Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day. Juneteenth is known by many names. On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger delivered General Order No. 3 to the enslaved people and residents of ...

Save the Children encourages parents and caregivers to talk with their children about the history of race in America. In anticipation of Juneteenth, our experts have put together a helpful guide for ...

The people danced and sang in celebration of their freedom. Today, we pay tribute to this historical day with a special holiday on June 19 called Juneteenth. This colorfully illustrated story takes ...

a presentation on Juneteenth flag symbols, an ancestral libation toast and a spoken word performance by Youri Joseph. Sydnee Chapman Gonzalez is a reporter and recent Utah transplant. She works at ...

Are banks open on Juneteenth in 2024? That's a question plenty of folks are asking just ahead of the holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. The answer is no ...

YASIN AKGUL / Contributor / Getty Images A currency symbol is a representation of a country's currency in graphical form. It is meant as a shortcut identifier of a particular currency.

Bath & Body Works has pulled a candle from the shelves and apologized following a controversy on social media. The retailer had been promoting its "Snowed In" seasonal candle on its social media ...

You know those hieroglyphic-like laundry symbols on clothing labels? They relay important cleaning information. Here's what they mean and how to use them. A picture may be worth a thousand words ...

Opal Lee, the civil rights activist whose crusade helped to make Juneteenth a federal holiday, celebrated her 98th birthday this week. She helped organize one of the first major celebrations in ...