Alabama will celebrate Juneteenth for the first time as an official state holiday with several local events planned starting this weekend. Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law May 8 to make Juneteenth ...

What will be closed for Juneteenth in Alabama? Here's what you need to know about what's open and closed for the state holiday ...

Troy University’s Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery is set to host its 10th annual Juneteenth celebration, featuring live ...

The Tuscaloosa chapter of the NAACP has organized events to celebrate the holiday throughout the community. On Saturday, June ...

Gov. Kay Ivey on Monday introduced Huntley, the new First Dog of Alabama. Huntley is a three-year-old, female Yellow Lab.

As of May 9 of this year, when Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 165 into law, Juneteenth is now officially an annual state holiday in Alabama The festival included live performances ...

Alabama Values’ Juneteenth event launched “Been Banned” to resist historical erasure and celebrate Black cultural traditions.

Juneteenth, or June 19, commemorates the day upon which Black slaves learned of their emancipation in 1865. Former President Joe Biden signed a bill in 2021 recognizing the day as a federal holiday.

Alabama has three state holidays that commemorate Confederate leaders: Robert E. Lee’s birthday, which is commemorated in ...

(WSFA) - Gov. Kay Ivey signed House Bill 165 into law Thursday. The bill, sponsored by Sen. Bobby Singleton and Rep. Rick Rehm, will make Juneteenth, the day that commemorates the end of slavery ...

Judge Austin Huffaker Jr. denied the American Alliance for Equal Rights' request to substitute attorney Laura Clark as ...