Banks, post offices and the stock exchange will remain closed for Juneteenth But major retailers and restaurants are open, including Starbucks and Ikea Juneteenth was made a federally-recognized ...

June 19 marks the third consecutive year of Juneteenth as a federally recognized United States holiday. Also known as Freedom Day, Emancipation Day or America's second Independence Day ...

It was updated in 2024. Juneteenth, an annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States after the Civil War, has been celebrated by African Americans since the late 1800s.