Thursday will mark 160 years since Union forces landed in Galveston with news that enslaved Texans had been emancipated more ...

Opal Lee was awarded the Medal of Freedom, recognizing her pivotal role in establishing Juneteenth as a federal holiday in ...

Former President Joe Biden attends the Juneteenth celebration at the historic African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston ...

Multiple Houston media outlets are reporting former President Joe Biden may be visiting Galveston Thursday to ...

Former President Joe Biden will be attending a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal church in ...

Honoring her courage during the COVID-19 pandemic and her tireless advocacy for the medical and scientific community ...

There are a number of events to mark Juneteenth across North Texas, including Opal Lee's famed Walk For Freedom.

The day became a federal holiday June 17, 2021, with Lee in attendance as President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth bill into ...

Opal Lee, the 98-year-old "Grandmother of Juneteenth," will not physically lead this year's Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth ...

The first Juneteenth celebration took place in 1866, one year after Granger’s order. Some referenced the holiday as “Jubilee ...

Juneteenth celebrations took place across the U.S., commemorating the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas learned ...