Juneteenth

The new federal holiday Juneteenth is being enjoyed all across the country. In San Antonio, the official Juneteenth event coincided with the city's Fiesta. It included live blues from Ruben V and Kenny Wayne, a health fair, a domino tournament, and lots of good food.

La Fiesta está en puerta, y si todavía está usted tratando de acudir a las reuniones de este año, esto es lo que necesita saber. En primer lugar, la Fiesta comenzará más tarde que nunca. La “Fiesta 2021 se llevará a cabo del 17 al 27 de junio.

Chef Chris Williams from the Houston restaurant Lucille's talks about how he started the restaurant, the nonprofit that grew from it, and his mixed feelings about Juneteenth.

A discussion about Juneteenth and Texas with Pulitzer recognized author Annette Gordon-Reed

A Dallas-based food blogger curated the list of recipes for her second Juneteenth Virtual Cookout.

June 19 is a commemoration of the end of chattel slavery in the United States, marking the day enslaved people in Texas were finally freed — more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.

Fiesta is upon us, and if you’re still trying to get your footing on this year’s gatherings, here’s what you need to know. First off, Fiesta’s starting later than it ever has.

Though celebrated by San Antonians in the past, Juneteenth is different this year: It coincides with Fiesta.

Juneteenth is an annual celebration held on June 19 to commemorate the end of chattel slavery in America.

Juneteenth celebrates the day slavery ended in Texas, June 19, 1865. Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed studies the early American republic and the legacy of slavery.