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Posted on · WNYC's "The United States of Anxiety" Juneteenth Special featured a report from Houston's Emancipation Park and multiple guests.
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Posted on · WNYC's "The United States of Anxiety" Juneteenth Special featured a report from Houston's Emancipation Park and multiple guests.
Posted on · Union Gen. Gordon Granger set up his headquarters in Galveston, Texas, and famously signed an order June 19, 1865, "All slaves are free." President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday last year.
Posted on · Today, we're on location where African Americans were officially declared free from slavery on June 19, 1865. Our conversation reflects on a time of celebration, while learning the history and the deeper meaning of the Juneteenth holiday itself.
Posted on · The grandmother of Juneteenth, Opal Lee, joins a special edition of I SEE U and shares her perspective on the commercialization of this cultural event one year after she paved the way for it to become a federal holiday
Posted on · On Friday's show: On the 50th anniversary of the Watergate break-in, we discuss how the ensuing scandal changed the country and casts a shadow on politics today. And we preview some Juneteenth events and programs.
Posted on · On Thursday's show: New York Times correspondent Jonathan Martin discusses his book, This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America's Future. And we visit Juneteenth historical sites in Galveston.
Posted on · Learn about and celebrate Juneteenth this weekend throughout the Houston area.
Posted on · Houston Public Media listeners are encouraged to participate in the show via social media and call in to discuss the holiday.
Posted on · Congressional leaders nominated a number of Texans for the annual award aimed at recognizing individuals for their outstanding contributions toward peace.
Posted on · Texas native and Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, Annette Gordon-Reed, unpacks the history of Juneteenth – the anniversary of the end of slavery in the US, when word finally reached slaves in Galveston, Texas on June 19, 1865.
Posted on · On Friday's show: We learn how Juneteenth is being celebrated around the area, and a Houston history teacher explains how a new law banning the teaching of critical race theory will affect her classroom.
Posted on · Here are some events Houstonians can attend to honor Juneteenth.
Posted on · Sam Collins III gave Houston Public Media Reporter, Elizabeth Trovall, more insight into the story behind Juneteenth's meaning for him.
Posted on · June 19 is a commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States, marking the day enslaved people in Texas were finally freed — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
Posted on · 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.