Utahns across the state gathered Wednesday to celebrate Juneteenth, the state and federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. Although the State of Utah ...

Betty Sawyer has been organizing celebrations of Juneteenth in Utah for 35 years — and the event which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, remains important to “help build a sense of ...

Betty Sawyer, executive director of the Project Success Coalition and Utah Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival, hugs Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall during the flag-raising ceremony for ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — June 19 and the festivities surrounding it hold deep significance for the African American communities across the United States. It’s a historic day known as Juneteenth. Even ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Members of Utah's Black community joined together and sang "Lift Every Voice and Sing," raising the Juneteenth flag over the Salt Lake City & County Building. "The occasion is always ...

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Juneteenth could soon be designated a state holiday in Utah, thanks to a bill passed by the House on Wednesday. The holiday would celebrate June 19, 1865, the day that federal troops freed the ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Utah Legislature has given approval to designating Juneteenth as a state holiday in Utah. House Bill 238, sponsored by Rep. Sandra Hollins (D-Salt Lake City) and Sen. Jake ...

The National Park Service unveiled a revamped calendar for when Americans can enter the national parks for free in 2026, ...

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Thursday signed a law to make Juneteenth National Freedom Day a state holiday, a day commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. Also known as June Nineteenth, the holiday ...