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The beginner’s guide to celebrating Juneteenth
New York Daily News· 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 ...
Galveston Island drowning: 17-year-old swimmer from Louisiana dies
FOX 26 Houston· 2 days agoA 17-year-old drowned after going missing in the water at Galveston Island on Friday afternoon.
LIST: 2024 Juneteenth events in Jackson
WJTV Jackson· 5 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...
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...
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 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· 4 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.
Why Galveston’s big Ferris wheel started to disappear this week
Houston Chronicle· 6 days agoVisitors to Galveston Monday afternoon were surprised to see the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure...
Juneteenth celebrates progress US has made, reflects on gaps to be filled
Las Vegas Sun· 5 days agoChrisyah Riddeaux, center, marches along with her fellow cheerleaders in the annual Galveston Juneteenth Parade in Galveston, Texas, ...
Marker reflects on past, future of Greenville during Juneteenth ceremony
WNCT 9· 5 days agoGREENVILLE, NC (WNCT) — Juneteenth is celebrated in honor of slaves in Galveston, Texas learning...