Galveston, Juneteenth and Houston
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A man is dead after a shooting at an apartment complex in north Houston Saturday evening, and police say the suspect is still on the loose. Houston police say the call came in just before 8 p.m. for a reported shooting on Fulton Street.
HOUSTON — A Juneteenth celebration that was scheduled to take place at Emancipation Park on Saturday has been postponed. Event organizers called it off due to the weather conditions. The daily downpours this week left the park flooded with water. Photos showed a brown, muddy mess.
The Stockton Juneteenth Celebration is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds, 1658 S. Airport Way. The event includes poetry, historical presentations, food vendors, and live entertainment.
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In honor of Juneteenth and Black Music Month, the Third Ward Cultural District will be offering a bus tour of the Third Ward.
On Jan. 1, 1863, nearly two years into the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared the freedom of “all persons held as slaves” in the still rebellious states of the Confederacy. But it didn’t mean immediate freedom.
Are you ready for vibrant dance and musical performances, historical retrospectives, family festivals and some tasty sweet potato pie? All of these and more are on tap for Juneteenth celebrations
Juneteenth commemorates the events of June 19, 1865, in Galveston, Texas when the last Black slaves of the Confederacy were ordered free.