Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrating when the last enslaved peoples learned they were free, but not everyone gets a day off work.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Juneteenth is a relatively new federal holiday, but it's origins date back more than 160 and it is widely considered the nation's ...

Is Juneteenth still a federal holiday in 2026? Will it mean a long weekend for Mississippi workers? The answer isn't as simple as you might think. President Donald Trump has made some changes to ...