Juneteenth

This year, The Scholars are taking it to the streets for Juneteenth weekend, and they're inviting you to come join in on all the fun!

This Saturday on June 19, DeKalb, Texas is celebrating Juneteenth with a celebratory parade beginning at Ward Little League Ball Field located at 707 West Grizzly Dr. Also on Saturday in Texarkana there will be a parade organized by one of the Scholars are hosting an entire Juneteenth extravaganza this Saturday.

Back when Galveston was a busy port with a booming commercial district, a hardware store owner named James Moreau Brown sold his business and bought a slave named Alek, who was a stone mason. In 1859, Brown, who soon became the fifth-richest man in Texas, and Alek began building a Victorian mansion...

Back when Galveston was a busy port with a booming commercial district, a hardware store owner named James Moreau Brown sold his business and bought a slave named Alek, who was a stone mason. In 1859, Brown, who soon became the fifth-richest man in Texas, and Alek began building a Victorian mansion...