But it also means the country as a whole is celebrating and commemorating the holiday this year, whether that's with ...

FORT WORTH – Opal Lee, affectionately known as the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," sent a heartfelt letter to President Donald Trump on his inauguration day, which coincided with the nation's ...

Then there's Christmas, then Easter, then Juneteenth. We lived about 25 minutes from Mexia, Texas — and for years, they had one of the largest Juneteenth celebrations in the country. We'd go ...

He travels throughout Texas and discovers how the Juneteenth holiday reveals the hope and courage that empowered the formerly enslaved and their descendants to fight for freedom in an often unjust ...

They were free. The day became known as Juneteenth, a word created by joining the words ‘June’ and ‘nineteenth’ together, and has been celebrated every year by African-American people to ...