Juneteenth celebrates when Union soldiers arrived to Galveston to announce to over 250,000 enslaved people they were freed in 1865.

Juneteenth is observed on June 19. Here's what to know about the holiday's origins and how it became known as the nation's "second Independence Day."

Like with most federal holidays, the U.S. Post Office will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025, for Juneteenth. Both UPS and FedEx will be open for delivery and pickup services on Juneteenth. Both services run through holidays, and customers will be able to do business in-store as well.

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Black Americans are forging their own definition of the "American Dream," backed by statistics on homeownership, and entrepreneurship.

In Denver, for example, more than a dozen companies backed out of supporting the Juneteenth Music Festival, which is one of the city’s biggest celebrations of the holiday, according to Norman Harris, executive director of JMF Corporation, which puts on the event.

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A recent addition to the list of national holidays, Juneteenth National Independence Day won’t stop the money from flowing. So Publix, Walmart, Target, CVS and South Florida shopping malls will be open for business on Thursday. Costco is even open — and if Costco is open on a holiday, everybody is open.

The United States Postal Service (USPS) will be closed on Juneteenth, meaning no mail will be delivered. However, FedEx pickup and delivery services will be available, according to the company's website. FedEx Office locations will also be open. The New York Stock Exchange is closed on Juneteenth.

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