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Juneteenth

Fort Bend Co. library's 3-day weekend cancelled minutes before start

  • Jun 20

Local leaders share renovation plans of historic Riverside Hospital

  • Jun 20

Houston-area organizations hosting Juneteenth celebrations | See list

  • Jun 19
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What's open and closed on Juneteenth 2026

  • Jun 19

'Freedom can exist': Emancipation Park gets ready for Juneteenth

  • Jun 19

How TSU and UH students' activism transformed education and Houston

  • Jun 18

What is Juneteenth and why is it celebrated? What to know for 2026

  • Jun 18

Quilt stitches together stories of historic Black neighborhoods

  • Jun 18

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Houston officials announce new efforts to restore historic Riceville Cemetery

  • Jun 20
2:21

Fort Bend County library's 3-day Juneteenth weekend cancelled minutes before start, staff says

  • Jun 20
2:22

Local leaders share renovation plans for Houston's historic Riverside Hospital

  • Jun 20
2:52

'It shows that freedom can exist': Emancipation Park gets ready for Juneteenth

  • Jun 19
3:19

94-year-old man wishes to get birth certificate: 'I couldn't even pronounce what it would mean'

  • Jun 17
3:56

Galveston family uncovers its roots to a formerly enslaved boy at the time of Emancipation

  • Jun 17
2:15

Juneteenth celebrations with art, history and health continue across Houston this weekend

  • Jun 20, 2025
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Joe Biden to attend Juneteenth celebration in Galveston

  • Jun 19, 2025

Latest Stories

Juneteenth Culture Fest at Miller Outdoor Theatre looks to connect art, music, and community

MAZE "The Music Forever" and R&B artist Chanté Moore will perform.

  • Jun 18

94-year-old man wishes to get birth certificate: 'I couldn't even pronounce what it would mean'

For a Houston great-grandfather, he's hoping to get what he says is a missing part of his identity: a birth certificate.

  • Jun 17

Galveston family uncovers its roots to a formerly enslaved boy at the time of Emancipation

Two Galveston brothers discover their lineage to an enslaved ancestor who had a front row seat at the time of Emancipation in 1865.

  • Jun 17
Mattel

Opal Lee, 'grandmother' of Juneteenth, honored with new Barbie doll

Mattel is introducing a new Barbie doll that honors pioneering activist Opal Lee, known as the "grandmother" of the Juneteenth movement.

  • Jan 23

National Park Service drops free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth while adding Trump's birthday

The National Park Service will offer free admission on President Donald Trump's birthday next year -- which also happens to be Flag Day -- but is eliminating the benefit for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth.

  • Dec 7, 2025