Here's what you need to know about bank hours on Juneteenth 2025, which the federal government observes on Thursday, June 19, and the state of New Jersey celebrates on Friday, June 20

For my food lovers, there are lots of places to grab a delicious bite to eat or a cold drink. Stop by Cincinnati's largest food truck rally in Blue Ash, Covington's Taco & Margarita Festival or Jungle Jim's International Craft Beer Festival in Fairfield.

Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not lead this year's Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth, her granddaughter said.

The church, located at 2013 Broadway, was built in 1863, although slaves began worshipping on the property in 1848. In June of 1865, it became one of the first locations on the island visited by messengers reading aloud U.S. Army Gen. Gordon Granger's General Order No. 3, which ended slavery in Texas.

Juneteenth commemorates one of the country’s oldest and most painful journeys: the ongoing fight for true, tangible and equitable freedom.

Communities across the Chicago area have planned an array of events to honor and celebrate the holiday Thursday. Parties, performances, panel discussions and service events will be held beginning Wednesday and continuing through the weekend.

GALVESTON, Texas — Former President Joe Biden might be a special guest at a Juneteenth celebration on Galveston Island. It wasn't clear which celebration Biden would attend or if he would speak at the event.

Juneteenth may mark the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed, but thousands of people in Oklahoma are still fighting for full citizenship in the tribal nations that once held their ancestors in bondage.

The plaintiff's manager told him to look up at the noose as they walked through the warehouse that day, according to the lawsuit.

Opal Lee, "The Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not participate in this year's Walk for Freedom after her recent hospitalization.

Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the end of slavery in the United States, will be commemorated Thursday with several events around Baltimore.