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This weekend, 8-year-old Jalissa’d Sims will carry that legacy to the stage as the East Texas representative for Junior Miss Juneteenth in the state finals.
Saturday's Juneteenth parade, connecting downtown and East Waco, will kick off a day of celebrations with a film screening, a touch of theater and a hair-design contest, plus after-parade parties.
Fort Worth-based artist Tatyana Alanis’ latest collaboration is deeply personal. Alanis, who moved to Texas in 2009, is known ...
The Juneteenth Foundation is helping Thomasville students from underserved neighborhoods access higher education by awarding ...
“Juneteenth: A Freedom Celebration” took place June 28 at Liberty Park in Renton — complete with face painting, live ...
The long-awaited vote survived objections from the panel’s most right-leaning Republicans, who criticized the lessons as ...
The Scholars organized a family-oriented event, "Keeping History Alive," that celebrated African heritage, history and ...
Juneteenth is a celebration for all Americans because it marks a pivotal moment in the United States’ journey toward living up to its founding documents, which enshrined freedom and equality for all.
While relatively new on the national stage, the Juneteenth holiday has been celebrated in African American communities for more than 150 years.
As Juneteenth's popularity continues to grow, the recently declared federal holiday is proving to be a potent cultural tourism driver for Galveston, Texas.
Meanwhile, former President Joe Biden celebrated the federal holiday he signed into law at a celebration at a historic Black church in Galveston, Texas.
The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations — marking the end of slavery in the U.S. — goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War. General Order No. 3 was ...