Reader Bob Erlich asked about preservation efforts in Houston’s Freedmen’s Town, the historic space just west of downtown where an African-American community emerged and thrived following the Civil ...

Music festivals, parades, marches and more commemorate Juneteenth across America. Emancipation Day. Freedom Day. Jubilee Day.

To get around one such instance, for example, Black community leaders in Houston in 1872 purchased a plot of land intended specifically for Juneteenth celebrations, NPR notes. The area is still ...

HOUSTON — This weekend marks the kickoff for the 10th anniversary of Black Restaurant Week in Houston. According to the event website, more than 30 eateries in the Houston area are participating ...

Juneteenth is widely celebrated across the ... it was the only public park and swimming pool in the Houston area that was open to African Americans, and remained so until the 1950s.

No. 1 seed Houston is advancing to Monday's national title game against Florida after recording a stunning 70-67 comeback win over No. 1 seed Duke. Houston forward J'Wan Roberts knocked down two ...

The schoolhouse, built in 1976, has been preserved by the Pea River Historical and Genealogical Society as a piece of history.