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The aroma of smoked turkey legs floated through the air as hundreds gathered along Evans Avenue in Fort Worth to celebrate Juneteenth at the Freedom Vibes block party Saturday afternoon.
Juneteenth celebrations unfolded across the U.S. on Thursday, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas and attracting participants who ...
On Juneteenth in 2020, Lee, a social activist and retired teacher, walked 2.5 miles from the Fort Worth Convention Center down Lancaster to the Will Rogers Auditorium.
The day became a federal holiday June 17, 2021, with Lee in attendance as President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth bill into law. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Biden in May ...
“Grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee gives two thumbs up to Fort Worth City Council members for their approval of a resolution in support of the National Juneteenth Museum’s development Feb ...
The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the end of the Civil War. General Order No. 3 declared that ...
Fort Worth-based artist Tatyana Alanis’ latest collaboration is deeply personal. Alanis, who moved to Texas in 2009, is known ...
Numerous events are scheduled across Southern California in celebration, including a walk in Pacoima honoring the woman dubbed the "Grandmother of Juneteenth." ...
Volunteers and leaders united in Nicholtown to build more than a home—this partnership is transforming lives and ...
Devondrick Hartsfield said his manager ‘was like, 'It's a joke, Juan left his backpack,'’ when he was shown the offensive display in June 2023 ...