This Juneteenth marks the 150th anniversary of Third Ward's Emancipation Park, and a sold-out celebration of thousands of people is the perfect culmination of what the park represents.

Day one of Juneteenth celebration at Emancipation Park joyous despite the heat The two-day event includes concerts by The Isley Brothers, Sheila E, Kool & The Gang and Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly.

Wednesday preps were underway at Emancipation Park for the 150th-anniversary celebration. This year the park is commemorating Juneteenth with a sold-out concert series.

Juneteenth tours take visitors into historic houses designated as Sites of Memory for their Enslaved People's Project. And, a parade drew revelers to Emancipation Park on Saturday.

A Juneteenth celebration set to take place Saturday at Emancipation Park has been postponed because of recent rain. Event organizers called the celebration off as downpours this week left the park ...

Emancipation Park is the oldest park in Texas. Purchased a century and a half ago, in 1872, by a group of community members who wanted a space where they could forever celebrate Juneteenth.

said Mayor Sylvester Turner. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It's a special year to celebrate Juneteenth for Texas, as it's now a federal holiday and Emancipation Park marks its 150th anniversary.

Emancipation Park was founded in 1872 by four local freedmen and the community as a place for unity, empowerment, remembrance and the celebration of emancipation and Juneteenth.

Emancipation Park in Houston was founded on June 19, 1872, to commemorate the end of slavery in Texas. This year's Juneteenth celebration will mark the park's 150 anniversary.

How do people celebrate Juneteenth? Joi Burton, Ms. Black Teen 2022, reads her spoken poem u0022My Black Is Beautifulu0022 at the 35th annual Juneteenth festival at Eden Park.

HOUSTON – Emancipation Park has served as Houston’s first park rooted with rich history that ties back to slavery. In 1872, Richard Allen, Richard Brock, Jack Yates, and Elias Dibble together ...