'Black Americans Are a Part of the American Story': Triad Celebrates 160 Years of Juneteenth

Juneteenth in the Triad

The Triad will have plenty of events that celebrate Juneteenth in the next few weeks while highlighting local leaders in our community. You can find a list of events below:

'Black Americans are a part of the American story': Triad celebrates 160 years of Juneteenth

From fireworks in Kernersville to a Black Joy procession and festival downtown, Juneteenth activities in Forsyth County are free and open to the public.

Juneteenth events will be held in Winston-Salem, Greensboro and Kernersville

Juneteenth events will be held in Winston-Salem, Greensboro and Kernersville to celebrate the freedom of African Americans in the nation.

Celebrating Juneteenth Amid Resurging Fascism 160 Years Later

Source: MARK FELIX / Getty Juneteenth offers a time of celebration and reflection as we consider what it means to be free amid resurgent fascism in America. While the current political moment may feel unprecedented to some people, 160 years after the Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned of emancipation, Black Americans are still fighting for freedom, liberation, and self-determination. This year’s Juneteenth celebrations take place against …

Denton Juneteenth Jubilee 2025: 160 Years of Fighting for Freedom’s Promise

2025 marks 160 years since June 19, 1865, when a fleet under U.S. Navy Gen. Granger arrived in Galveston, TX, after months of Texan defiance, to enforce emancipation-by-gunboats with General Order No. 3—declaring all enslaved people free, in accordance with the 1863 Emancipation Proclamation. The celebrations in Black Texan communities marking this hard-won achievement annually […] The post Denton Juneteenth Jubilee 2025: 160 Years of Fighting f…

Happy Juneteenth — When Emancipation Arrived by Steamship 160 Years Ago

USS Cornubia, ex Lady Davis Happy Juneteenth! Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth is also the newest Federal holiday, signed into law in 2020. The holiday commemorates the arrival of emancipation in Galveston, Texas, by steamship, 160 years ago today. Here is an updated repost.  Although the surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, signaled the end of the na…