One of the most celebrated Texas books of 2024 was "Juneteenth Rodeo," with photos and an essay by Austin author Sarah Bird (University of Texas Press). It was everywhere: Perched on bookshelves ...
A recent Grammy-award winning group will be at this year’s Fifth Annual Juneteenth Jubilee, the Cool Spring Downtown District ...
That was the case until nearly 100 years later, on June 19, 1863, or what is now recognized as Juneteenth. While I grew up in the American South, I never learned about Juneteenth in school.
Alabama Democrats have pushed over the years to make Juneteenth a state holiday. Givan has introduced a bill each year since ...
During the 1970s, Austin author and photographer Sarah Bird documented Black cowboy culture in Texas with images that now appear in her book "Juneteenth Rodeo." Bird on this image: "Whoever won ...