Andre Crockett has never been satisfied with Rochester's Black history as it is popularly understood. It always seemed to him inadequate, incomplete. Convinced that there was more to be told, Crockett ...

Lynnwood City Councilman Robert Leutwyler who originally lived just minutes from Galveston, Texas, where Major General Gordon Granger back in 1865 first shared the news with then-slaves that they were ...

Snohomish County held its annual Juneteenth flag ceremony at the County Campus Wednesday, June 18, to crowd of roughly 40 ...

Businessman Facundo Caminos this week finalized his acquisition of another landmark building in The Strand National Historic ...

A photographer's journey to the Gulf Coast city yields 16 images that reveal how its natural beauty melds with its momentous ...

June 19, 1865—when Union General Gordon Granger announced the end of slavery in Texas, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

Local surfboard-makers who, quite literally, helped shape Galveston’s surf culture, were honored Saturday at the opening of ...

The Symphony Orchestra and the Heritage Chorale showcased songs of sorrow to mark Juneteenth, as a way to preserve and recognize the history and culture of African Americans.

GALVESTON, Texas -- Former President Joe Biden delivered a message of unity Thursday night during a Juneteenth celebration at a historic African Methodist Episcopal Church in Galveston, Texas ...

The money for Galveston is part of a $138 million package that also includes $900,000 for Port Bolivar, $13.1 million for Freeport Harbor, $25 million for the Sabine-Neches Waterway and $10.6 ...

The Texas Surfing Museum, which opened in February 2025 in Galveston, honors the state's rich but often below-the-radar surfing subculture.