Juneteenth falls on Friday, June 19, this year, which may have Florida workers wondering if there's a three-day weekend ahead. For federal employees, yes. For most Florida state employees, probably ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A flag flies on a float during the 45th annual Juneteenth National Independence Day celebrations. (Mark Felix/AFP via Getty Images ...

Juneteenth, a federal holiday celebrated on June 19, commemorates the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Texas learned they were free. On that day, Union Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston ...

The Juneteenth 2020 Celebration fundraiser event for Journie, a non-profit that provides support, life skills training and mentorship to youth in the Rochester community, is held Friday, June 19, 2020 ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Nearly two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, Union troops arrived in Galveston Bay, Texas, with news for the state's enslaved population: ...

PORTSMOUTH — The Black Heritage of New Hampshire (BHTNH) will celebrate Juneteenth 2020, on June 18, 19, and 20, with four unique live-streamed programs: a cooking demonstration and a panel discussion ...

DENVER — Juneteenth, the combination of "June" and "nineteenth," has been a day of celebration for more than 150 years. The day commemorates June 19, 1865, when Major General Gordon Granger landed in ...

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 ...