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The City of Kilgore celebrated Juneteenth with a parade and cookout on Saturday. The Kilgore Legacy Foundation hosted the ...
The Statesman has gathered 9 Juneteenth events to celebrate the state and federal holiday, from car shows to cookouts, in the ...
First created in 1997 by National Juneteenth Celebration Foundation founder Ben Haith, the banner is in red, white and blue ...
Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the ...
Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery. See what President Trump said about it and what the holiday's flag means.
Commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S., Juneteenth is now a federal holiday marked by reflection and celebration.
Michigan will celebrate Juneteenth on June 19, 2025. Here's a look at what's open and closed on the federal holiday.
Juneteenth events are planned this week around East Texas.TYLERSaturday, June 7Power Wheel Parade - Woldert Park 701 W.
A portmanteau of the words ‘June’ and ‘nineteenth’, Juneteenth concerns the moment in 1865 when more than 25,000 enslaved Black people in the state of Texas were told by the Union army that they were ...
The state's contribution brings the Juneteenth museum's funds to $50 million — more than two-thirds of its $70 million goal.
In 2021, President Joe Biden signed the bill that made that so. Considering traveling for Juneteenth? The Texas Historical Commission has a detailed list of spots to visit throughout the state ...
AUSTIN, Texas — For the fourth year in a row, Juneteenth will be celebrated as a federal holiday in the U.S. The date honors the moment when the last group of enslaved people in the country ...