• Juneteenth celebrations around Austin this month

    Juneteenth celebrations around Austin this month
    AUSTIN (KXAN) -- This year marks the fifth that Juneteenth is being celebrated as a federally recognized holiday, but the celebration of Juneteenth, or Emancipation Day, dates back to the 19th century.
    On June 19, 1865, Union Major-General Gordon Granger read General Order No. 3 to the people of Galveston, stating that all slaves had been freed, according to the Texas State Library and Archives Commission. Abraham Lincoln signed the proclamation freeing those who were enslaved on Jan. 1, 18
  • LIST: Pride month 2025 celebrations in and around Austin

    LIST: Pride month 2025 celebrations in and around Austin
    AUSTIN (KXAN) — June is recognized as LGBTQ+ Pride month, commemorating the historic Stonewall Riots in New York, which marked a pivotal moment in the gay rights movement in the late 1960s and early 70s.Though the city of Austin doesn’t host its official Pride celebration until August, there are several community events and celebrations in and around Austin honoring the LGBTQ+ community throughout the month of June. Why is Austin’s pride parade celebrated in August?Earlier

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