Tuesday night's A Voice Within concert at Emancipation Park is based on a set of 12 poems penned by Mouton and scored by Thompson ...

HOUSTON — Juneteenth celebrates the historical day of June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, were informed ...

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.

Juneteenth is fast-approaching again for its fifth year as a federal holiday with a plethora of festivities popping up around the country to celebrate. Juneteenth, a combination of June and nineteenth ...

Several events are being held across North Texas to commemorate the day slaves in Texas learned that they had been freed.

KHOU 11’s new documentary explores the evolution and resilience of Black family life, from Africa to emancipation and beyond.

Juneteenth serves as a powerful reminder of how far we’ve come against great odds and a call to action to continue investing ...

One village here has observed Juneteenth or “Día de los Negros” for 150 years. Adan Salazar, a member of the cabalgata (a parade of horseback riders), travels 20 miles from the neighboring ...

WASHINGTON — The Juneteenth flag will fly over some state capitols and city buildings on Jun. 19, marking the day the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free. Black Americans ...