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Houston's Susan Farb Morris dead after Galveston balcony collapse
KRIV via Yahoo News· 7 days agoHOUSTON - A well-known Houston PR leader tragically died after a balcony collapsed in Galveston on...
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...
A rain-soaked Galveston celebrates Juneteenth
Galveston County Daily News· 6 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 ...
OTHERS SAY: Still work to do | Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette· 6 days agoJuneteenth commemorates the arrival of Union Army Major Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston, Texas,...
LIST: 2024 Juneteenth events in Jackson
WJTV Jackson· 6 days agoJACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – For more than one-and-a-half centuries, the Juneteenth holiday has been sacred to many Black communities. It marks the day in...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
Las Vegas Sun· 6 days agoMany Americans are celebrating Juneteenth, marking the day in 1865 when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free. For generations,...
Juneteenth 2024: What’s open, what’s closed on Wednesday? UPS, FedEx, banks, mail delivery, stock...
NJ.com· 7 days agoJuneteenth 2024 is on Wednesday, June 19. It celebrates the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people...
The Juneteenth flag is full of symbols. Here’s what they mean
CNN via Yahoo News· 6 days agoSeven years later, the date “June 19, 1865” was added, commemorating the day that Union Army Maj....
Home of Juneteenth hosts scholarship competition to uplift future generations
ABC News· 6 days agoDonned in gowns and armed with a choreographed dance routine, teens in Galveston, Texas prepare each...
Galveston Island drowning: 17-year-old swimmer from Louisiana dies
FOX 26 Houston· 4 days agoA 17-year-old drowned after going missing in the water at Galveston Island on Friday afternoon.
