Len Cannon and Mia Gradney highlight the lasting financial impact of Juneteenth on Black Americans and the challenges that remain. http://KHOU.com/Juneteenth This is the second consecutive year that KHOU 11 has produced a Juneteenth special program. Here is last year's special: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2d6uO3qIhnw houston,khou,khou11,news,freedom day,black … [Read more...]
Celebrating Juneteenth 2022: Northeast Ohio’s Juneteenth celebrations
3News' Kierra Cotton takes a look at all of the Juneteenth celebrations happening across Northeast Ohio. Events are set to take place all across Northeast Ohio this week to observe Juneteenth, the day that marks the end of slavery in America. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — … [Read more...]