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This year's Juneteenth celebrations from Houston to Galveston and beyond could include rain and even storms. If you have ...
For Juneteenth, USA TODAY is telling the stories of five different communities across the country where residents are ...
Celebrations are being held around the country to commemorate the Juneteenth holiday marking the day in 1865 when Union ...
The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four ...
Juneteenth was officially recognized as a federal holiday by President Joe Biden in 2021. Here's why it's celebrated.
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War's end and two years after President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation. The ...
A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...
From Galveston to the Guggenheim, Black communities are gathering in joy—even as DEI gains, Black history and hard-won ...