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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,...
The beginner's guide to celebrating Juneteenth
The News-Times· 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 ...
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 ...
Wheeling’s Juneteenth celebration marks a day of freedom and remembrance
WTRF Wheeling· 5 days agoWHEELING, W.V. — June 19 is all about freedom, marking the day when Union soldiers landed in ...
Galveston Island drowning: 17-year-old swimmer from Louisiana dies
FOX 26 Houston· 3 days agoA 17-year-old drowned after going missing in the water at Galveston Island on Friday afternoon.
Man who proclaimed all enslaved people were free is buried in Kentucky
WHAS TV11 Louisville· 5 days agoUnited States Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger is the Union leader who read the order in Galveston, Texas,...
Galveston City Council to interview new park board trustee candidates
Galveston County Daily News· 4 days agoThe Galveston Park Board of Trustees, which manages some aspects of island tourism like marketing and beach maintenance, is composed of nine members selected by the city council through an
Juneteenth celebrates just one of the United States’ 20 emancipation days
New Jersey Monitor via Yahoo News· 5 days agoThe actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first...
Galveston investigating fatal West End balcony collapse
Galveston County Daily News· 7 days agoSusan Farb Morris, 68, of Houston, died at an island hospital Friday afternoon after a fall from her...
Three Galveston County school districts receive $3M to boost teacher pay
Galveston County Daily News· 5 days agoDickinson ISD received $497,000 for 35 teachers, Texas City ISD received $655,269 for 64 teachers and Galveston ISD received $1,841,296 for 100 teachers.