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Juneteenth serves as a powerful reminder of how far we’ve come against great odds and a call to action to continue investing ...
Kevin Scott returns to conduct powerful program featuring "In Memoriam Sojourner Truth" and other works honoring the ...
Many Americans celebrate Juneteenth, the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed.
EAST TEXAS (KLTV/KTRE) - Juneteenth events are planned this week around East Texas. Power Wheel Parade - Woldert Park 701 W.
Juneteenth 2025 events across the United States Washington, DC. The Anacostia Community Museum will hold a daylong ...
Emancipation Park Conservancy will host the Houston Grand Opera (HGO) commissioned world premiere of A Voice Within — a new ...
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and ...
HOUSTON — Although Juneteenth falls on June 19, Houstonians began the celebration early with the “Celebrate Freedom Festival” on Sunday at Emancipation Park. The day was filled with vibrant ...
Read full article: Infant dead after multi-vehicle crash on Cook Road in Alief A man was shot and killed in Midtown Houston on Wednesday afternoon on the 2200 block of Main Street. Read full ...
Koritha Mitchell, an English professor at Ohio State University who celebrated Juneteenth growing up in a small town outside of Houston, told CBS News in 2021 that, for her, the day revolved ...
Houston knows how to celebrate Juneteenth. Houston, one of the largest cities in the country and located approximately two hours from Galveston—the birthplace of Juneteenth—boasts a sizable ...