First created in 1997 by National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation founder Ben Haith, the banner is in red, white and blue of the U.S. flag to convey that all enslaved people and their descendants ...

The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's ...

Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery. See what President Trump said about it and what the holiday's flag means.

The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on June 19. Here's what to know about the flag's ...

This story was part of a special Juneteenth project originally published in 2022 with Vox that explored the ongoing struggle for freedom for Black Americans. As the Juneteenth holiday approaches, ...

Juneteenth 2025 is this week. Here's what to know about the federal holiday, why it's celebrated and its origins.

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The ...

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Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...

It certainly is a grand old flag; probably the most recognizable one in the world. And beautiful. 50 stars shining in a dark blue sky. Red stripes symbolizing the blood shed in defense of the nation ...