Hundreds attend Juneteenth festivals in Houston & call for more companies to recognize the holiday

Hundreds of Houstonians spent the day celebrating Juneteenth from Houston down to Galveston. There were festivals, fireworks shows and live concerts. Houstonians show up by the hundreds to local Juneteenth celebrations

Juneteenth signifies June 19th 1865, the date union soldiers arrived in Galveston Texas and let the last of the enslaved people in our nation know that they were free.

Did they celebrate Father’s Day too?

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Here’s what Dallas-Fort Worth companies are doing to honor the Juneteenth federal holidayMany businesses across Dallas-Fort Worth are celebrating Black history by participating in events and parades. Others are giving employees the day off or an... Cool Cool
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