WHAT DOES 'JUNETEENTH’ MEAN? It's a blend of the words June and nineteenth. The holiday has also been called Juneteenth Independence Day, Freedom Day, second Independence Day and Emancipation Day.

Oklahoma State Senator Nikki Nice advocates for recognizing Juneteenth as a state holiday, citing Oklahoma's historic ties.

What Juneteenth and July 4th Teach Us About True IndependenceSo as we move beyond this year’s Independence Day, may we carry forward the spirit of Juneteenth: not just to celebrate freedom, but ...

Juneteenth, also known as Juneteenth Independence Day or Freedom Day, commemorates the end of slavery annually on June 19th. The name of this holiday blends the words “June” and “Nineteenth.” ...

Granger read a synopsis of the Emancipation Proclamation and the last enslaved people in the U.S were free. In the beginning, the day was known as Emancipation Day, and the first celebration ...

*The Fourth of July, also known as Independence Day, is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. While many Americans ...

He may only be 11, but Roy Bishop III, of Grosse Pointe Woods, is already following in the public service footsteps of his ...

The county had no such policy until after county Department of Health workers attended the Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade in ...