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Mapped: Emancipation Proclamation to Juneteenth
Axios· 19 hours agoJuneteenth commemorates the day when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free 2½½ years after the passing of the Emancipation Proclamation ...
Texas braces for up to 10 inches of rain as Tropical Storm Alberto bears down
USA Today· 18 hours agoCORPUS CHRISTI, Texas − An enormous storm system sweeping across the Gulf of Mexico strengthened...
Map shows states where Juneteenth is recognized as a public holiday
Newsweek· 2 days agoOn that day, some 250,000 still-enslaved African Americans were told that the Civil War had ended...
Tropical Storm Alberto forms as Texans warned of storm surge
Newsweek· 13 hours agoRecently formed Tropical Storm Alberto is expected to heavily flood the southern Texas and...
'This is a person worth remembering': Freed-slave honored for Juneteenth
News Channel 5 Cleveland· 7 hours agoThe Juneteenth National Independence Day marks the day in 1865 when the last enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned that they had been freed ...
Recognizing This Significant Day in History—Here Are 50 Quotes to Better Understand Juneteenth
Parade via AOL· 17 hours ago"Juneteenth reminds me of Black freedom dreams, my freedom dreams. In 1865, the port city of ...
At Alabama Juneteenth event, holiday seen as an opening day for ‘voting season’
Birmingham News· 12 hours agoJuneteenth has been a federal holiday for the past three years and commemorates the ending of...
Juneteenth celebrates progress US has made, reflects on gaps to be filled
Las Vegas Sun· 1 day agoChrisyah Riddeaux, center, marches along with her fellow cheerleaders in the annual Galveston Juneteenth Parade in Galveston, Texas, on Saturday, June 17 ...
Here's what's happening this weekend in Denver
Axios· 6 days agoWhy it matters: Juneteenth recognizes the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free, which came more than two...
Live updates: Milwaukee celebrates Juneteenth
Gannett via AOL· 20 hours agoOn June 19, 1865, Union Army soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, with the news that the Civil War was over and all slaves were free. In 2021, President...
