All About Juneteenth

Festivities kick off this weekend

"...The Central Texas Juneteenth Celebration kicks off this weekend with community events in..."

June 15, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Snapshot: Juneteenth Parade

Attendees at the annual Juneteenth parade consider the challenges posed today to freedom

"...To commemorate Juneteenth – historically, the announcement of the abolition of slavery..."

June 22, 2018 Arts Column by David Brendan Hall

A Celebration of Tradition and Change in Miss Juneteenth

Writer/director Channing Godfrey Peoples gives Black Texans back their crown

"...for what the critics have to say about Miss Juneteenth...."

June 19, 2020 Screens Feature by Selome Hailu

Austin at Large: Every Day is Juneteenth

Yes, freedom is worth celebrating. But it also bids us to do some serious reflection.

"...white Texans, I imagine, I had never heard of Juneteenth before moving to Austin in 1988. By that time,..."

July 3, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Juneteenth Parade

June 15, 2013. 14 photos.

"...The Buffalo Soldiers open the Juneteenth Parade in East Austin, June 15, 2013, in celebration..."

June 18, 2013 Photo Gallery

Miss Juneteenth

Intergenerational story of life and legacy in working class Black Texas

"...pressures her only child to enter the local Miss Juneteenth competition, all she sees is legacy: the history of..."

June 19, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Miss Juneteenth Austin Scholarship Pageant 2019

"...On Sat., June 8, in celebration of Juneteenth – the holiday commemorating the abolition of slavery in..."

June 11, 2019 Photo Gallery

Spectrum Theatre Company's Juneteenth Chronicles

With this play, Crystal Bird Caviel honors ancestors who were slaves and her colleague, the late Dr. Billy F. Harden

"...Congress' Slave Narrative Collection, but also in the play Juneteenth Chronicles, which is being given a staged reading by..."

June 15, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Juneteenth Dream Pie Social at Limerick-Frazier House

Pie social? You had me at 'pie.' And 'social.'

"...Austin's annual Juneteenth celebrations get off to an early start this year..."

May 20, 2011 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Juneteenth Parade in Austin 2021

"...Austin's Juneteenth parade made its way on Martin Luther King Jr...."

June 21, 2021 Photo Gallery

Celebrating Juneteenth in Austin

"...more about the Carver Branch Museum and Cultural Center's Juneteenth exhibit and activities, see www.ci.austin.tx.us/carver...."

June 17, 2005 Food Feature

Luv Doc Recommends: A Gil Scott-Heron Tribute & Juneteenth Celebration!

Gypsy Lounge, Saturday, June 18, 2011

"...slaves. That revolution of thought was the impetus for Juneteenth celebrations in Texas and around the nation – one..."

June 17, 2011 Column by The Luv Doc

Juneteenth Deserves Coverage

"...year by The Austin Chronicle's lack of coverage on Juneteenth. The Chronicle seems to focus for the most part..."

June 23, 2009 Postmarks

Hermajestie's Big Black Drag Show: A Queer Juneteenth Celebration

"...Charlies, Hermajestie the Hung's Big Black Drag Show celebrated Juneteenth by showcasing Black drag, music, and spoken word artists..."

June 20, 2022 Photo Gallery

Juneteenth Parade and Festival

"...On Saturday, Austin celebrated Juneteenth, a commemoration of the end of slavery in Texas...."

June 19, 2017 Photo Gallery

Juneteenth Parade and Celebration 2016

"...The Greater East Austin Youth Association hosted the 2016 Juneteenth Emancipation Parade and celebration in Rosewood Park on Saturday,..."

June 21, 2016 Photo Gallery

Juneteenth Sesquicentennial Celebration

"...On Saturday, Austinites celebrated the 150th anniversary of Juneteenth with the annual 2K Emancipation Run, parade, and party..."

June 22, 2015 Photo Gallery

2018 Juneteenth Parade

June 18, 2018 Photo Gallery

A Place at the Long Table

The complex, nuanced, unmistakable taste of Juneteenth, 139 years later

"...at all capture the kindred spirit of the first Juneteenth celebration I expected to experience in Austin...."

June 17, 2005 Food Feature by Toni Tipton-Martin

A Joycean Riff of Race

Juneteenth

"...Between 1960 and his death in 1994 Ellison published..."

June 18, 1999 Books Feature by Mark Busby

'We Had a Tragedy Here in Austin'

City Manager dispells dark rumors surrounding David Rivas Morales's beating death this week.

"...this week, casting a ominous cloud on the evening's Juneteenth events. While doing so "in no way to minimize..."

June 21, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Qmmunity: Come Sail Away

Queer Black Women Alliance sets sail for a Juneteenth boat party, plus Pride-themed provisions

"...Juneteenth lands on a Monday this year, but Queer Black..."

June 16, 2023 Column by James Scott

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

The Gap Band at Juneteenth, Feels So Gay, and more recommended shows

"...Stay Black & Live Juneteenth Celebration George Washington Carver Museum & Cultural Center, Thursday..."

June 16, 2023 Music Column by Raoul Hernandez

Crucial Concerts for the Coming Week

A Juneteenth celebration, Taméca Jones, the Howdy Gals' Pride Celebration, Mad Professor, and more recommendations for the week

"...The free third edition of the Juneteenth celebration Stay Black & Live culminates with a stacked..."

June 17, 2022 Music Column by Derek Udensi

Soul Summit Achievements

Inaugural African-American foodways symposium successful

"...scholars held at various locations around East Austin on Juneteenth weekend, June 19-21...."

July 2, 2015 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

No more pencils, no more books, just tons of fun for everyone

"...Juneteenth Parade and Celebration June 8, Elgin, www.elgintxchamber.com..."

May 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Food-o-File

Barr's back, cookies are coming, and more

"...This month, KLRU presents Juneteenth Jamboree produced by Michael Emery, with a special focus..."

June 17, 2011 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

The Morales Murder: Misreported worldwide

Blame for sloppy reporting goes to ... APD?

"...20 African-Americans … on the grounds of the [city's] Juneteenth celebration," and the Houston Chronicle reported that the beating..."

June 29, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Summer travel opportunities and news from all over Texas

"...Juneteenth Celebration June 1-20, Galveston, visitgalveston.com..."

June 2, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

AFS Invites You to a Sundance at Pioneer Farms

Festival brings drive-in screenings plus special streaming panels

"...Godfrey Peoples, director of the rightly-lauded and SXSW-award-winning Miss Juneteenth. There’ll be more local connections when Elizabeth Avéllan (Spy..."

Jan. 7, 2021 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

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