Juneteenth
noun
June·teenth
ˌjün-ˈtēn(t)th 
: June 19 observed as a legal holiday in the United States in commemoration of the end of slavery in the U.S.
Note: The federal name for this holiday according to the United States Code is Juneteenth National Independence Day. It is also called Black Independence Day, Emancipation Day, Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Juneteenth Independence Day.
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By June of this year, the choir was performing at the Archdiocese of Chicago’s celebration of Pope Leo XIV at Rate Field and at a Juneteenth event at Wrigley Field.
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Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
On Juneteenth, the shop gave 25% of its sales to Youth Seen and Black Pride Colorado.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 July 2025
The complexity of this line is perhaps best exhibited by Beyoncé’s Buffalo Soldiers T-shirt, worn during her Juneteenth performance in Paris.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
Opening day — which included Summerfest's first official Juneteenth Day celebration — was hammered with a downpour; two days later, winds and temperatures were the highest in recent memory for the lakefront festival.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
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Darcel Rockett, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2025
On Juneteenth, the shop gave 25% of its sales to Youth Seen and Black Pride Colorado.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 21 July 2025
The complexity of this line is perhaps best exhibited by Beyoncé’s Buffalo Soldiers T-shirt, worn during her Juneteenth performance in Paris.
—Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 19 July 2025
Opening day — which included Summerfest's first official Juneteenth Day celebration — was hammered with a downpour; two days later, winds and temperatures were the highest in recent memory for the lakefront festival.
—Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
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“Juneteenth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Juneteenth. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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