California
People came together for protests, rallies and other gatherings Friday for Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Texas were finally told the Emancipation Proclamation had freed them more than two years earlier.
June 19, 2020
Lifestyle
Juneteenth events in L.A. include live music, entrepreneurship and finance workshops, hair braiding and discussions with Black community leaders.
June 14, 2022
Food
For years, Jonathan Leonard’s name was synonymous with how L.A. celebrated Juneteenth.
June 18, 2020
Black L.A. reflects on first Juneteenth memories
June 16, 2021
Celebrating Juneteenth?
June 18, 2018
President Biden signed legislation into law Thursday to make Juneteenth, or June 19, the 12th federal holiday.
June 19, 2021
World & Nation
The effort to designate Juneteenth as a holiday has faced skepticism from Legislatures that have largely chosen symbolic celebratory gestures instead.
June 16, 2022
Here is a sampling of Juneteenth festivities happening in L.A. County this weekend to commemorate “Freedom Day” or “Emancipation Day.”
June 16, 2023
What is Juneteenth and who helped make it a federal holiday? When did the last enslaved people in the United States learn they were free?
June 15, 2023
Politics
The Senate has passed a bill that would make Juneteenth, or June 19th, a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery.
June 15, 2021