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New Orleans has several events this week in honor of Juneteenth, the federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of ...
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested 84 people unlawfully in the country during a raid at a southwest Louisiana racetrack, the agency announced. On Monday, ICE raided Delta Downs ...
It was 160 years ago that enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned they had been freed — after the Civil War’s end and ...
Kendrick Sampson’s BLD PWR, in partnership with SisterSong and the Global Black Economic Forum (GBEF) is holding a Houston ...
New Orleans City Council exploring ways to streamline bollard placement for Bourbon Street ...
Organizers of Juneteenth festivals across the country told ABC News that an anti-DEI climate has led to setbacks in acquiring financial support for the celebrations.
A new option for groceries is coming to the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, and it’s heading there on wheels.
Although the holiday has long been celebrated in the Black American community, Juneteenth has not always had federal ...
Juneteenth reminds us that freedom cannot be fully realized without economic power, and this rally, block party, and ...
The event begins at 6pm and is adjacent to Franklin Avenue, behind the UNO Lakefront Arena. The fireworks show concludes the ...
The free, 25-minute music and dance program, "Remembering Juneteenth," will begin at 9:30 a.m. Thursday in Alamo Plaza.
The official Juneteenth holiday is Thursday, but in Olean Juneteenth will be celebrated  with two events — the 6th Annual ...