Museums, nonprofits, and other organizations across Texas are celebrating Juneteenth through programs featuring music, food, art, and more.
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Texas arts and culture organizations celebrate Juneteenth this weekend.
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Highlights of events at the DeLuxe Theater, the Houston Museum of African American Culture, and the Eldorado Ballroom in Houston's Third Ward.
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This week: Lawndale's Big Show returns, Juneteenth is this weekend, and doomscrolling is an art form.
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No one may be more in the mood to celebrate than Opal Lee of Fort Worth. The 94-year-old has sustained a five-year campaign to make Juneteenth a national holiday, and has been dubbed the Grandmother of Juneteenth.
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The mural is by artist Reginald Adams and depicts scenes that commemorate Juneteenth.
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Although some events have been canceled and others have moved online due to the Coronavirus pandemic, some Juneteenth festivities are happening across the state.
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Juneteenth festivities are happening all across the state, and we’ve highlighted a few here.
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Although President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, the freeing of slaves was neither encouraged nor enforced in Texas until June 19, 1865. Oh, Texas. Check…
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Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, is an annual holiday celebrated on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in Texas, and therefore the freeing of…
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"Tierney Malone is a busy man. They call me the James Brown of the art world but I think he might be. If I can nail him down, we work it."
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Rainey Knudson and guest Iva Kinnaird on French stereotypes, "legit” shows versus pop-up shows, and penises in art.
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People all over the country have been holding vigils for the nine people who were killed in the mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, S.C., on Wednesday, and…
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Some towns held celebrations last weekend; some are planning picnics and parades for the upcoming weekend. It is actually today, though, that is Juneteenth, the holiday that commemorates the announcement…