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The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
theGrio via AOL· 6 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...
Houston's Susan Farb Morris dead after Galveston balcony collapse
KRIV via Yahoo News· 6 days agoHOUSTON - A well-known Houston PR leader tragically died after a balcony collapsed in Galveston on...
17-year-old Louisiana man drowns while swimming at Galveston beach, patrol says
ABC13 Houston· 3 days agoAuthorities said at 2:53 p.m., beach patrol was called to the scene regarding a swimmer in distress...
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...
Tropical downpours won't stop annual Juneteenth celebration at Ashton Villa in Galveston
ABC13 Houston· 5 days agoTropical downpours weren't expected to stop the city of Galveston's annual Juneteenth celebration. ...
Democrat sees opportunity in GOP's sheriff trouble in Galveston County
Galveston County Daily News· 3 hours agoMark Salinas, the Democratic Party's nominee for sheriff in the November general election, sees...
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...
Juneteenth Is a Celebration of Ethnic Harmony | RealClearPolitics
RealClearPolitics· 6 days agoJuneteenth marks the moment when Union troops reached Galveston, Texas, and liberated the last...
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...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Stamford Advocate· 6 days agoFor more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in 1865 enslaved people in ...