Galveston celebrates the 160th Juneteenth anniversary with a week of events honoring emancipation and African American ...

Juneteenth celebrations took place across the U.S., commemorating the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas learned ...

The city council Thursday passed a long-awaited resolution of general support for the development of a museum dedicated to ...

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

Another Juneteenth has come and gone, except in Galveston. Former President Joe Biden's visit to the island last Thursday and the ballooning number of celebrations worldwide (Mexico, Ghana, Nigeria) ...

An hour from Houston sit historical markers, marking the significance of the federal holiday. ABC13 goes in-depth all week on ...

For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are ...

Galveston’s place as the birthplace of Juneteenth is significant. In 2021 Juneteenth became a federal holiday. For years, the ...

Juneteenth marks the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered ...

The former president lauded the work of Texas community leaders for their decadeslong push to make June 19th a federal ...

Washington — Former President Joe Biden criticized "ongoing efforts to erase history" during a Juneteenth Celebration Service ...

GALVESTON, Texas — Former President Joe Biden might be a special guest at a Juneteenth celebration on Galveston Island. It ...