Former President Joe Biden celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday at a historic Black church in Texas, calling for Americans to come together to push the country forward.

Former President Joe Biden spoke at a historic church in Galveston, Texas in honor of Juneteenth. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

Biden said at the time that June 19 serves as a "day in which we remember the moral stain, the terrible toll that slavery took on the country, and continues to take." Juneteenth b

Juneteenth just became a federal holiday in 2021—and while it took a little while, it’s also now an official holiday in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Many private businesses, however, still don’t observe it as a holiday,

The Autry has a special exhibition celebrating Black Women athletes; the Linden restaurant has a special menu, and Venice is hosting a community picnic