Editor’s note, June 19, 2026, 6 am ET: This story is being republished for Juneteenth. It was originally published in 2022. Part of the Juneteenth issue of The Highlight, produced in partnership with ...

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Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, or Jubilee Day, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States. The holiday traces its origins to June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in ...

Long before Juneteenth became a federal holiday, Ben Haith was already carrying the vision. Known as BostonBen, the Connecticut-based activist, Army veteran, and former marketing professional created ...

The holiday name is a blend of the words "June" and "19th." The holiday gained widespread attention in 2020 amid nationwide protests over police killings of Black Americans, including George Floyd and ...

Juneteenth was celebrated Friday afternoon during an event at Aurora University featuring music, performances, speeches, a flag-raising ceremony and more. The event, hosted by Aurora in Black, the ...

WASHINGTON — Juneteenth is a holiday that commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free. While it been celebrated for more than 160 years, it only got ...