Juneteenth always falls on June 19. For 2024, it happens to be a Wednesday. Is Juneteenth a national holiday? Yes. Juneteenth is a federal holiday and has been since 2021. Are banks open on ...

The Juneteenth holiday is celebrated this year on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. Yes. Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since 2021. Expect local banks and credit unions to be closed during the ...

Juneteenth, observed on June 19, marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans in the United States were informed of their freedom — more than two years after the Emancipation ...

For Jabee, the Juneteenth holiday doesn't just celebrate a landmark moment in Black History. He believes the United States' newest federal holiday, observed on June 19, marks a momentous occasion ...

Juneteenth National Independence Day on June 19, 2025, is a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United ...

She was instrumental in getting Juneteenth to be recognized as a federal holiday with her walking campaign and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in May 2024. Earlier this year ...

The Bloomington-Normal Black History Project and the City of Bloomington are bringing the annual Juneteenth celebration back to Miller Park on Saturday, June 21.

Juneteenth is a federal holiday, but the city of Sacramento still does not officially recognize it as a paid day off for city employees. Last year, City Council members Rick Jennings and Caity ...

NYC and New York recently made Juneteenth an official holiday, and it's now a federal holiday also. Juneteenth is the celebration and commemoration of the end of slavery in the U.S. On June 19 ...

The Alabama Senate Committee on County and Municipal Government Tuesday unanimously approved a bill that would make Juneteenth a ... recognizing the day as a federal holiday.