Juneteenth celebrates the June 19, 1865, liberation of the last enslaved U.S. residents, found in Galveston and other areas ...

GALVESTON, Texas – Former President Joe Biden will be in Galveston Thursday as a dignitary for a Juneteenth event. Galveston County Sheriff Jimmy Fullen confirmed to KPRC 2’s Bill Barajas that the ...

Thursday marks the fifth year Juneteenth will be recognized as a federal holiday around the country. The holiday recognizes ...

Opal Lee, "The Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not participate in this year's Walk for Freedom after her recent ...

The church, located at 2013 Broadway, was built in 1863, although slaves began worshipping on the property in 1848. In June ...

MARSHALL, Texas — Opal Lee, known as "The Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not be walking in this year's Walk for Freedom. Dione Sims, Lee's granddaughter, confirmed the news to CBS19.

A new exhibit at the California Museum in downtown Sacramento captures the images and stories of dozens of former Black ...

Entrance fees to all 63 of the nation’s national parks will be waived on Thursday as the National Park Service commemorates ...

Leah Frazier's dream of merging fashion with heritage launched four years ago, bringing together local and national designers ...

SUGAR LAND, Texas — The lives of 95 convict laborers forced to work on Fort Bend County plantations after the Civil War will be forever memorialized historical marker telling their story. Their ...

(KNSI) – Thursday marks Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating when enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom in 1865.

Thursday marks the fourth year for recognizing Juneteenth as a federal holiday, and the community is already joining hands to celebrate the day of freedom.