Juneteenth /tags/juneteenth Juneteenth en-US Copyright Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:33:51 GMT Hundreds of Texans walk for Opal Lee at her annual Fort Worth Juneteenth celebration /arts-culture/2025-06-20/hundreds-of-texans-walk-for-opal-lee-at-her-annual-fort-worth-juneteenth-celebration The day became a federal holiday June 17, 2021, with Lee in attendance as President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth bill into law. She received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from Biden in May 2024. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:33:51 GMT /arts-culture/2025-06-20/hundreds-of-texans-walk-for-opal-lee-at-her-annual-fort-worth-juneteenth-celebration Drew Shaw | Arlington Report For Juneteenth, this new doc honors the legacy of Dallas’ Pan African Connection Bookstore /arts-culture/2025-06-19/for-juneteenth-this-new-doc-honors-the-legacy-of-dallas-pan-african-connection-bookstore At the Pan-African Connection explores the South Dallas institution’s role in shaping Dallas’ Black history Thu, 19 Jun 2025 11:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2025-06-19/for-juneteenth-this-new-doc-honors-the-legacy-of-dallas-pan-african-connection-bookstore Zara Amaechi Hospital stay throws Opal Lee off her pace for annual Walk for Freedom /arts-culture/2025-06-17/hospital-stay-throws-opal-lee-off-her-pace-for-annual-walk-for-freedom “Grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee, recovering from a recent hospitalization, will not participate in her annual Walk for Freedom event in Fort Worth, according to family. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 19:01:53 GMT /arts-culture/2025-06-17/hospital-stay-throws-opal-lee-off-her-pace-for-annual-walk-for-freedom David Moreno | Fort Worth Report National Juneteenth Museum starts celebrations early with first Fort Worth exhibition /arts-culture/2025-06-11/national-juneteenth-museum-fort-worth-freedom-vibes-celebration-with-exhibition Contemporary artworks and historical items from its collection will be on display starting June 12 Wed, 11 Jun 2025 18:22:55 GMT /arts-culture/2025-06-11/national-juneteenth-museum-fort-worth-freedom-vibes-celebration-with-exhibition Marcheta Fornoff Texas lawmakers allocate $10M to support National Juneteenth Museum development /texas-news/2025-06-10/texas-lawmakers-allocate-10m-to-support-national-juneteenth-museum-development The state’s contribution brings the Juneteenth museum’s funds to $50 million — more than two-thirds of its $70 million goal. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:08:07 GMT /texas-news/2025-06-10/texas-lawmakers-allocate-10m-to-support-national-juneteenth-museum-development David Moreno | Fort Worth Report Original copy of order freeing enslaved Texans on display starting Juneteenth /news/2025-06-10/dallas-history-order-ending-slavery-texas-juneteenth The handbill that informed enslaved people in Texas of their freedom was given out June 19, 1865, more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation. Tue, 10 Jun 2025 10:15:00 GMT /news/2025-06-10/dallas-history-order-ending-slavery-texas-juneteenth Olla Mokhtar