This week we celebrate Juneteenth. On June 19th, 1865 Maj. General Gordon Granger and his Union soldiers arrived in Galveston ...

He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust ...

A historically black megachurch in Virginia has cut ties with the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts after ...

Spend the day at the Juneteenth Family Fun Day at Reedy Chapel AME: the first African Methodist Episcopal Church established in Texas and another place where General Order No. 3 was read in 1865.

The area is still known as Emancipation Park. Nowadays, Juneteenth celebrations often involve cookouts, parades, church services, and other public events, per NPR. In 2022, for example ...

Juneteenth marks the day on June 19 ... The event is held in collaboration with Church of Holy Spirit, Mattapan and Courageous Conversations Towards Racial Justice Milton. Generous support ...

The Maurice native is more than just a pretty singing voice — she also hopes to inspire others to follow their dreams without taking life too seriously.