EbonyFest, a free Juneteenth celebration held in Gastonia, will take place June 14 and 19. The festival includes a parade, ...

A Juneteenth festival in Gastonia is now a city-run event. Last week, organizers revealed that they would have to pay over ...

Dozens of supporters of EbonyFest, which puts on the Juneteenth festival, and two other African American-led events came en ...

The city of Gastonia absorbed EbonyFest at a meeting Tuesday night and will now partner with the Juneteenth celebration’s organizers to host the event. Organizers with EbonyFest, the Highland Festival ...

Three years after it was made a federal holiday, Juneteenth 2024 marks a day of celebration as well as education. The federal holiday known as “Second Independence Day,” marks the day the last ...

Juneteenth always falls on June 19. In 2024, the holiday is on a Wednesday. Are banks open on Juneteenth? Like most federal holidays, expect your local banks and credit unions to be closed in ...

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.

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 ...

Juneteenth always falls on June 19. For 2024, it happens to be a Wednesday. Is Juneteenth a national holiday? Yes. Juneteenth is a federal holiday and has been since 2021. Are banks open on ...