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In the four years since Juneteenth became a national holiday, Galveston has embraced its complicated past in a way it never ...
The mood of the nation is different now than it was when Juneteenth became our newest federal holiday in 2021. Even with the ...
The city held its fifth annual Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 14, at Rainbow Lagoon Park, with Lalah Hathaway, a ...
Juneteenth turns 160 years old. Officially recognized as a federal holiday in 2021—becoming America’s 11th national ...
It commemorates the announcement of emancipation to enslaved African Americans in Texas in 1865.
Hundreds gathered on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Tyler on Saturday morning to celebrate freedom, heritage, and ...
LIMA — Despite the rainy weather, the community came together for Saturday’s Juneteenth parade and celebration. The parade ...
For the fourth year in a row, hundreds gathered on Medina’s square to celebrate freedom and solidarity with the community’s ...
Juneteenth is often described as the day “slavery ended in Texas,” but the truth behind it tells a deeper, more sobering ...