From Galveston to the Guggenheim, Black communities are gathering in joy—even as DEI gains, Black history and hard-won ...

June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation ...

Juneteenth is a federal holiday also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. It's celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the ...

The federal holiday marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Texas.

Today, June 19, 2025, we observe Juneteenth — marking 160 years since General Gordon Granger's announcement in Galveston, ...

Originally celebrated by newly freed Black communities in Texas with religious services, barbecues and symbolic traditions ...

Juneteenth has become one of the most important and symbolic celebrations in African American history in the United States.

Juneteenth is observed on June 19 and several celebrations are scheduled to take place this weekend, including the Central ...

Juneteenth marks the moment Union troops arrived in Galveston to enforce emancipation, freeing a quarter million enslaved people in Texas in 1865. The Standard's Sean Saldana reports on how the city ...

To close out Juneteenth weekend, the Pan-African Connection Bookstore and Resource Center will host a second screening of the ...

Lift every voice and sing, Till earth and heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of Liberty,” goes the lyric written in 1900 by ...

Laredo doesn't have many Juneteenth celebrations. The United Way of Laredo leader discussed their importance to commemorate ...