The United States is marking the nation’s first Juneteenth federal holiday this year, but Macon has been celebrating the event for 30 years.

Thursday on Political Rewind: The bill to establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday now awaits President Joe Biden’s signature. After Biden's signature, June 19th will officially become a federally recognized holiday commemorating the emancipation of slaves in the United States.

This month, communities all across the state are celebrating a holiday known as Juneteenth. On this day in 1865, more than 250,000 slaves in Texas were...

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, commemorates the official end of slavery in the U.S. in 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln...