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‘Black history is American history’: Biden commemorates Juneteenth in Texas as Trump claims there are ‘too many’ holidays in the U.S. - Biden criticized those who say ‘Juneteenth doesn't ...
About 36 years ago Hearn partnered with Harry Robinson, the founder of the African American Museum Dallas, to produce the first Texas Black Invitational rodeo. But Hearn is not only one of the ...
Special Report: The History of Black Cowboys in Central Texas By Ke'Sha Lopez Published: Jun. 20, 2025 at 5:02 PM PDT ...
That’s one of the reasons the Texas Black Invitational Rodeo started 36 years ago. The rodeo, which starts July 26 at Fair Park Coliseum is a big part of a North Texas family’s legacy.
CHILTON, Texas (KWTX) - Clarence holder remembers the time when he thought all cowboys or white. That changed the day he visited the Heart ‘O Texas Coliseum in Waco to see a friend at the rodeo ...
A statue of a man holding the state law that made Juneteenth a state holiday is shown on June 17, 2020, in Galveston, Texas. The inscription on the statue reads: “On June 19, 1865, at the close ...
Crews in Washington, D.C., use concrete saws, jackhammers and excavators to dismantle the Black Lives Matter Plaza street mural, created two blocks north of the White House as a symbol during the ...
Juneteenth grew from a local Texas holiday to a "western regional holiday" by 1910, he said. By the early 1960s, the celebration became popular in cities like New Orleans, Tulsa, Oakland, San ...
Black history in Central Texas is once again under threat. However, a local nonprofit is hoping to change that in East Austin. On Thursday, December 12, the Austin City Council will vote to ...