Carrying the Torch: Brownwood Locals Celebrate Juneteenth in Unity

LIST: Here are the Juneteenth celebrations in the Kansas City area

Cities across the Kansas City region are holding Juneteenth celebrations over the next few days.

Juneteenth celebrations held across U.S. to commemorate the end of slavery

The observances on Thursday come even as the Trump administration has been removing content about African American history from federal websites.

Many State, Federal Offices Close Today for Juneteenth

(Carson City, NV) — Celebrations are scheduled across Nevada today to recognize Juneteenth, the day that marks the ending of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021, and this year June 19th falls on a Thursday, so expect no banks to be open today, and no mail delivery from the U.S. Postal Service. Federal offices will be closed, and so will the stock markets. The Juneteenth celebration in Reno takes place at the…

Juneteenth celebrations to be held, while most county, city offices close

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Juneteenth will be celebrated across San Diego County on Thursday, while many city and county offices will be shuttered in observance of the holiday.Juneteenth, which commemorates the day around 250,000 enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom, became a federal holiday in 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law.In 2023, the San Diego City Council voted to make June 19…

Carrying the torch: Brownwood locals celebrate Juneteenth in unity

BROWNWOOD, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) - Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and is now recognized as a federal holiday. It marks the day in 1865 when the news of emancipation finally reached the last group of enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Here in the Heartland, Juneteenth has been honored with annual celebrations for decades. Juneteenth …

Juneteenth celebrations to be held, while most county, city offices closed

Most city and county of San Diego government offices will be closed today in observance of Juneteenth.