The star and the red, white and blue flag of Juneteenth symbolizes freedom. Here's everything to know about the flag that will fly June 19th.

There are a number of events to mark Juneteenth across North Texas, including Opal Lee's famed Walk For Freedom.

Several events are scheduled in Abilene to celebrate Juneteenth. June 19 is recognized as a federal holiday and a state holiday in Texas. It is celebrated in observance of the end of slavery in the U.S. Let Us Breathe Abilene is hosting Juneteenth in Stevenson Park, 441 E.N. Seventh St., Wednesday and Thursday.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed. The resulting Juneteenth holiday has only grown in the one and a half centuries since then.

Because Juneteenth is now classified as a federal holiday, many government offices and services will be closed on Thursday. Here's a breakdown of what's open or closed on Juneteenth. Like with most federal holidays,

The only known original copy of General Order No. 3, an 1865 decree that alerted enslaved people in Galveston of their freedom, will be on display

In the four years since Juneteenth became a national holiday, Galveston has embraced its complicated past in a way it never had before. Signs welcoming motorists to the "Birthplac

The holiday celebrates the true liberation of the last enslaved Black people in Texas, on June 19, 1865, two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. In 2021, President Joe Biden designated it a federal holiday — expanding its recognition beyond Black America.

Does the mail run on Juneteenth 2025? Are banks open? Is the stock market open? Is the MVC open? What is NJ Transit's schedule? The complete guide to Thursday, June 19, 2025

This week, thousands in Milwaukee will gather to celebrate Juneteenth, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States and celebrating the legacy and culture of African Americans. Milwaukee's Juneteenth celebration is one of the oldest in the country and is once again expected to draw thousands to an all-day festival on North King Drive.