New Delhi, June 18 -- The Juneteenth National Independence Day 2025 celebrations are here, and this June 19 is yet another occasion for Americans to unite and celebrate the concept of togetherness and love in the best possible ways.

Juneteenth marks America's "second Independence Day," commemorating June 19, 1865. On that day, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, announcing the end of slavery . This came over two years after Lincoln's 1863 Emancipation Proclamation, finally freeing 250,000 enslaved Black Texans . Early celebrations began in 1866 with church gatherings, parades, and family reunions. These traditions spread nationwide as Black communities migrated .

The holiday honors African American resilience amid ...