Juneteenth (short for “June Nineteenth”) marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas in 1865 to take control of the state and ensure that all enslaved people be freed. The troops’ arrival came a full two and a half years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation. Juneteenth honors the end to slavery in the United States and is considered the longest-running African American holiday. On June 17, 2021, it officially became a federal holiday.
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Tue, 11:00 am
Down-home Southern Soul from the heyday of Memphis, Nashville. & Muscle Shoals
Tue, 9:00 am
Under the X in Texas seeks out the senior and largely forgotten originators and forerunners of Texas music.
Michelle arrived in Austin in 2018 and quickly found her way to KOOP, where she says she can exercise her passions for media production and social justice. We spoke on June 15. Michael A. Brown: How did you first encounter KOOP? Michelle Manning-Scott: I found out about KOOP in 2011 because Robert Sims’ wife was […]
The influence that Black artists have had on the music industry cannot be understated. From jazz in the 1910s and 1920s, to blues and country music in the 1930s and 1940, and then rock ‘n’ roll in the 1950s and 1960s, Black musicians have had an indelible role in music history, and their creativity and […]
I came to Austin for the first time in late August, 1996, at the end of a month-long road trip. We drove all night from Arizona and crashed at a friend’s house in North Campus. I had impressions, but really no idea what Austin was. Friends took us out that night to shows at the […]
Yemen: A Million Dead in Seven Years of US Supported Saudi led Terror – How Could this Remain Unreported in the US Press for the Entire 7 Years? Dr. Aisha Jumaan MPH, PhD is an epidemiologist with over 30 years of experience in public health, including viral vaccine preventable diseases, cervical and breast cancer research, […]
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