The first Juneteenth was held in Galveston the next year. Celebrations were low-key affairs, often kept to church gatherings and community events. Despite gaining their freedom, the lot of Black ...

The free, 25-minute music and dance program, "Remembering Juneteenth," will begin at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Alamo Plaza.

Several events through the weekend are planned to celebrate the holiday Thursday. We look back at its history here.

Our guide on the five best movies recently added to Paramount Plus in June 2025 that have 90% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes.

The delayed freedom of Texas slaves reveals much about the fragile nature of legal authority when confronted by entrenched ...

The star of Mystery Road exposes a dark chapter of Australian history in her second novel, I Am Nannertgarrook.

Juneteenth is not just about the day the last enslaved people in Texas finally learned they were free – two and a half years ...

That led to the policy of posse comitatus, translated as “the power of the county.” Sheriffs could use the tool not only to ...

Ten years ago this month, Clementa Pinckney and eight members of Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church were ...

Juneteenth commemorates one of the country’s oldest and most painful journeys: the ongoing fight for true, tangible and ...

Williamson County announces Juneteenth observance with office closures, while the animal shelter remains open.

Airing Mondays at 9/8c on the History Channel (streaming next-day), “Kevin Costner’s The West” unpacks pivotal U.S.