Juneteenth, federal holiday
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GALVESTON, Texas — Former President Joe Biden might be a special guest at a Juneteenth celebration on Galveston Island. It wasn't clear which celebration Biden would attend or if he would speak at the event.
Leah Frazier's dream of merging fashion with heritage launched four years ago, bringing together local and national designers for a high-energy runway celebration.
Juneteenth commemorates one of the country’s oldest and most painful journeys: the ongoing fight for true, tangible and equitable freedom.
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The star and the red, white and blue flag of Juneteenth symbolizes freedom. Here's everything to know about the flag that will fly June 19th.
Because Juneteenth is now classified as a federal holiday, many government offices and services will be closed on Thursday. Here's a breakdown of what's open or closed on Juneteenth. Like with most federal holidays,
There are a number of events to mark Juneteenth across North Texas, including Opal Lee's famed Walk For Freedom.
In the four years since Juneteenth became a national holiday, Galveston has embraced its complicated past in a way it never had before. Signs welcoming motorists to the "Birthplac
Festivities will kick off with the annual Juneteenth parade at 9 a.m., featuring an array of floats, local dance teams and marching bands. The parade will began at North 14th Street and West Atkinson Avenue, continue for about a mile and a half, and end at West Locust Street and North Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, according to the parade route.
San Diego has several events to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas learned they had been freed — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.