A brutal heat wave scorched a large swath of the U.S on Wednesday, with millions from the Midwest to the Northeast enduring ...

which is the official Juneteenth holiday, as well as on Sundays during the summer. The Enquirer spoke with the Cincinnati Recreation Commission to ask about their plans for the ongoing heat wave.

Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill Thursday making Juneteenth a state holiday in Alabama. HB 165, sponsored by Rep. Rick Rehm, R-Dothan, closes state government offices on June 19 for the holiday ...

For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed ...

Harrisburg will mark the 2025 Juneteenth holiday with a parade for the first time. The Juneteenth parade will be in collaboration with the sixth annual Juneteenth celebration for the city.

Alabama Lawmakers Vote to Make Juneteenth an Official State Holiday MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama lawmakers on Wednesday gave final passage to legislation that will make Juneteenth ...

On June 17, 2021, President Joe Biden signed a bill into law designating Juneteenth as a federal holiday. On June 19, 2022, Juneteenth was officially recognized as a federal holiday in the United ...