In the four years since Juneteenth became a national holiday, Galveston has embraced its complicated past in a way it never ...

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 ...

Juneteenth recognizes the official emancipation of enslaved people in Texas on June 19, 1865, symbolizing the end of slavery ...

States that do not recognize Juneteenth as a permanent state holiday include Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, ...

Leah Frazier's dream of merging fashion with heritage launched four years ago, bringing together local and national designers ...

Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not lead this year's Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth, her granddaughter said.

New Jersey state offices will close Friday. But the federal holiday falls on Thursday, creating confusion for residents and a ...

There are a number of events to mark Juneteenth across North Texas, including Opal Lee's famed Walk For Freedom.

The delayed freedom of Texas slaves reveals much about the fragile nature of legal authority when confronted by entrenched ...

Juneteenth is observed federally and at the city level, but not at the state level. Here's a look at what businesses will be ...

It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed, two years after Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.