This year's Juneteenth gatherings in Houston offer an array of opportunities to learn, experience and celebrate Black history and excellence. Why it matters: The Bayou City is home to several ...

HOUSTON — A special "Juneteenth in July" celebration featuring Grammy-winning artists and a musical tribute to the late Rep.

In observance of Juneteenth, Metro will operate on an adjusted schedule Thursday. Here's what you should know about the holiday hours. The local bus, METRORail, Park & Ride and curb2curb services will ...

HOUSTON — Juneteenth celebrates the historical day of June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were informed of their freedom more than two years after the Emancipation ...

From weathered cabins to restored historic two-story homes, a Juneteenth tour of 1800s-era houses traces Black Houstonians’ journey from slavery to freedom.

Just seven years after learning of their freedom, a group of formerly enslaved Black Texans purchased land in 1872 to establish Houston’s Emancipation Park—a space to celebrate Juneteenth and build ...

This Juneteenth, one of the first communities created by newly freed Black Texans, Freedmen’s Town, in the Fourth Ward of Houston, is celebrating by building on what they started. On Thursday ...

This Thursday marks 160 years since the origin of Juneteenth. Here's what to know about the holiday and why' it's celebrated.

Another Juneteenth has come and gone, except in Galveston. Former President Joe Biden's visit to the island last Thursday and ...

The political analyst and former NYT columnist says that pluralism and racial justice have been demoted in the months since Trump re-took office, as his administration has moved to purge the ...

On Jan. 1, 1863, nearly two years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which ...

Former President Joe Biden's arrival to the historic Reedy Chapel Thursday evening was met with cheers, song and dance. He attended a Juneteenth ceremony inside of the church, sitting ...