FOG BLOG U.S. LOG: PARTIES, CELEBRATIONS, PARADES AS THE U.S. CELEBRATES JUNETEENTH, JUNE 19TH!

Block parties, festivals and more: U.S. celebrates Juneteenth New U.S. federal holiday celebrated by Black Americans since late 1880s Americans are observing Juneteenth today, a relatively new federal holiday in the United States. It marks the day when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were notified the Civil War had ended and they were free.

U.S. President Joe Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday in June 2021. Here's a look at some of the festivities held south of the border over the long weekend and earlier this month.

Block parties

Maya Smith, left, blows bubbles during the Queer Juneteenth Block Party, featuring games, costumes and dance, in New York City on Sunday. Trumpeter Crystal Howard marches down the street while playing with her band during a block party to mark Juneteenth in Nashville, Tenn., on Saturday. Jamboree Thomas, 8, kicks Juneteenth-themed balloons down the street during a neighbourhood festival in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. Line dancers perform during the festival. Casius Caligula watches a band with his dogs during Juneteenth festivities at Discovery Green public park in downtown Houston, Texas, on Sunday. Other celebrations

Juneteenth ambassador Madison Swain tosses candy to children during the Juneteenth parade in Galveston on Saturday.