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The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 5 days agoIt marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in Galveston, Texas found out they had been freed — after the end of the Civil War, and two years after...
Juneteenth Is a Celebration of Ethnic Harmony | RealClearPolitics
RealClearPolitics· 5 days agoJuneteenth marks the moment when Union troops reached Galveston, Texas, and liberated the last...
Disaster declaration issued for Galveston, Harris counties amid Tropical Storm Alberto | Houston...
Houston Public Media· 4 days agoTexas Governor Greg Abbott Wednesday issued a disaster declaration for 51 counties including Harris...
‘People have worked so hard.’ Woman who helped make Juneteenth a national holiday visits New Jersey
News 12· 5 days agoIt’s been three years since Juneteenth became a federal holiday. It commemorates the day enslaved Blacks in Galveston, Texas learned about their freedom ...
Juneteenth explained: What is the holiday, why was it created and how should it be celebrated? |...
ABC 6 Providence· 6 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black...
Some say Juneteenth is ‘a day just as important as the Fourth of July’
WFLA Tampa Bay· 5 days agoCelebrating African-American freedom, Juneteenth marks when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas were...
Home of Juneteenth hosts scholarship competition to uplift future generations
ABC News· 5 days agoDonned in gowns and armed with a choreographed dance routine, teens in Galveston, Texas prepare each...
Corroded nails led to deadly balcony collapse at Galveston beach house, inspectors say
ABC13 Houston· 6 days agoCorroded nails are what Galveston inspectors believe was behind a deadly deck collapse. Contractors...
Galveston County largely spared from Tropical Storm Alberto
Galveston County Daily News· 5 days agoStorm-surge driven tides Tuesday night caused street flooding in downtown Galveston, parts of the...
A rain-soaked Galveston celebrates Juneteenth
Galveston County Daily News· 5 days agoWet weather didn’t dampen the celebration of freedom Wednesday during the 45th annual Al Edwards Juneteenth Celebration at the 1859 Ashton Villa in ...