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Dozens celebrate 160th Juneteenth anniversary in its birthplace city of Galveston
Galveston – Thursday marks 160 years since the end to slavery in the United States or Juneteenth. The island city of ...
Juneteenth in Galveston: Fireworks, history, music and more events to mark 160 years of freedom
Galveston celebrates the 160th Juneteenth anniversary with a week of events honoring emancipation and African American ...
Trump is silent about Juneteenth on a day he previously honored as president
But on this year’s Juneteenth holiday on Thursday, the usually talkative president kept silent about a day important to Black ...
Juneteenth downpours possible from Houston to Galveston. Here's a timeline of storms
Let's dive into when and where storms are most likely to occur Thursday. Juneteenth storms timeline Morning: Dry weather is ...
Trump on Juneteenth laments ‘too many’ nonworking holidays: ‘Workers don’t want it’
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said earlier Thursday that Trump would not commemorate Juneteenth, which ...
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How did Juneteenth get its name? Here’s the story behind the holiday’s title
June 19, 2025, marks the fifth consecutive year that Juneteenth is a federally recognized United States holiday.
Historic Juneteenth home tour traces Black Houstonians’ journey from slavery to homeownership
From weathered cabins to restored historic two-story homes, a Juneteenth tour of 1800s-era houses traces Black Houstonians’ ...
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Galveston Symphony concert celebrates when 250,000 enslaved Texans were finally freed
A concert from the Galveston Symphony Orchestra marked 160 years since enslaved people in Texas were officially freed – a day ...