Juneteenth

People are celebrating Juneteenth this weekend with parades, speeches, food and live music. It was the first time Juneteenth has been recognized as a federal holiday.

June 19, 1865, marked a huge turning point for Black people in America. But many slave owners refused to comply. And even celebrating the date was discouraged in the years to come.

This weekend, Texans will celebrate Juneteenth, the anniversary of the day enslaved African-Americans were liberated in Texas — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. That happened when Union troops arrived in Galveston, where on Saturday many will celebrate with a Juneteenth parade and the dedication of a new mural.

The holiday commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas found out they were free — two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.

June 19 is a commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States, marking the day enslaved people in Texas were finally freed — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

A Dallas-based food blogger curated the list of recipes for her second Juneteenth Virtual Cookout.

Saturday is Juneteenth, a holiday that commemorates the end of chattel slavery in the United States.

The yes vote comes a day after the Senate unanimously moved to recognize June 19 as a commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States.

Companies are responding to a social movement fueled by the killing of George Floyd, a 47-year-old Black man who died in Minneapolis while in police custody.

Juneteenth is an annual celebration held on June 19 to commemorate the end of chattel slavery in America.