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Juneteenth is observed on June 19 and several celebrations are scheduled to take place this weekend, including the Central ...
Community members in East Austin gathered to celebrate Juneteenth. There were plenty of activities, including a parade and ...
AUSTIN, Texas — Hundreds gathered in East Austin on Thursday to celebrate the city’s annual Juneteenth Parade and Festival.
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 ...
Families in Georgetown and Austin celebrated Juneteenth on Thursday. Juneteenth marks the end of slavery by commemorating Jun 19, 1865 as the day when union soldiers brought the news of freedom to ...
The Juneteenth proclamation said that slaves were free from bondage, but were not going to be allowed to leave their owners.
The Juneteenth federal holiday is being celebrated across the country on Thursday. But amid the parades and parties, there are reports of some celebrations in t ...
Several events are being held across Central Texas to commemorate the day slaves in Texas learned that they had been freed.
Austin's Juneteenth parade will take place on Thursday, June 19, along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Chicon Street. See map of road closures.
Houston Chronicle reporter Joy Sewing reveals her family's connection to Juneteenth and sharecropping, sharing her uncle's journey from poverty to becoming a successful bank owner.
Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the ...