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Juneteenth is observed on June 19 and several celebrations are scheduled to take place this weekend, including the Central ...
June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation ...
Community members in East Austin gathered to celebrate Juneteenth. There were plenty of activities, including a parade and ...
The Juneteenth federal holiday is being celebrated across the country on Thursday. But amid the parades and parties, there ...
Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the ...
Austin's Juneteenth parade will take place on Thursday, June 19, along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Chicon Street.
Several events are being held across Central Texas to commemorate the day slaves in Texas learned that they had been freed.
“This is about remembering,” said Selton Williams, president of the 9th Cavalry Buffalo Soldiers of Austin. “If you forget ...
Juneteenth is coming up, June 19th, with various events and celebrations having already been announced across Austin.
Juneteenth, a national holiday celebrating the final emancipation of enslaved people, prompts many Austin communities to host ...
It was a celebration with meaning as people came out late Thursday afternoon for a Juneteenth Celebration at Lions Park in ...
Here's where you can find Juneteenth events across Central Texas: The Taste of Barbecue Cook-Off – 6 p.m. at Old Settlers Park, 3103 Aten Loop, Round Rock Juneteenth Celebration – 10:30 a.m. at San ...