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Just seven years after learning of their freedom, a group of formerly enslaved Black Texans purchased land in 1872 to ...
The Houston Freedmen’s Town Conservancy is hosting its annual Juneteenth Fest with an urgent theme this year. This Juneteenth ...
Celebrating Juneteenth through food, history and song. Houston mass choir gives an emotional performance, plus a walk-through ...
The emancipation took place on June 19, 1865, two-and-a-half years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation ...
Juneteenth celebrations combine remembrance with joy, highlighted by one family's history and national recognition of the ...
Eugene Howard and his family have a deep connection to Juneteenth, as it marks the day their ancestors were freed.
This year's Juneteenth celebrations from Houston to Galveston and beyond could include rain and even storms. If you have ...
Our weekend top picks also include Buffalo Soldiers National Museum's Juneteenth events, the Houston Symphony and more.
Honoring 160 years of freedom, endurance and resilient legacy of Juneteenth. Tune in today at 1 p.m. on Houston Life.
The federal holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas.
Overall, rain chances will be up-and-down as we go through the next week. Look for spotty to scattered storms on Juneteenth ...
Just 50 miles from Galveston Island, two community leaders are carrying the torch of freedom through affordable housing, ...