President Joe Biden seemed to momentarily freeze during the lively dancing at a White House Juneteenth concert on Monday evening, according to reports. As Vice President Kamala Harris, Second ...
Newly freed slaves in Texas celebrated the first Juneteenth in 1866, making it the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the United States. The U.S. Congress recently voted to make it a ...
However, it was declared a national holiday in the US only in 2021, when President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. Although the day has a very rich history and a ...
While Juneteenth has been unofficially celebrated for more than two centuries, Congress voted in 2021 to make it the 11th federal holiday. When President Joe Biden signed the bill, Juneteenth ...
Juneteenth was made a federal holiday by then-President Joe Biden in 2021. Each year for the holiday, Lee has hosted an annual Walk for Freedom, which was held in Dallas for the first time in June.