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“Stormy Morning”
Contemporary American artist Rene Wiley (Galveston, Texas)

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2022-07-27

“Stormy Morning”
Contemporary American artist Rene Wiley (Galveston, Texas)

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2022-07-27

Today is a day of celebration. June 19th commemorates the day Major General Gordon Granger announced in Galveston, Texas the end of slavery in 1865.

There's still more work ahead of us, yet today, we celebrate with pride! How do you plan to celebrate today? ❤️💚🖤

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2022-06-19

The Story of Juneteenth: How the people of Galveston, Texas were freed two and a half years late.

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2022-06-14

Today we honor Juneteenth - the day Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, TX - 2+ years after the Emancipation Proclamation. We are honored to have the platform to share some of that culture through the work of talented Black artists.

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2021-06-20

I am live right now with John Sullivan! Author of Bye-Bye No Fly Zone and the forthcoming Dire Moon Cartoons. Galveston, TX poet, and author. Come check it out and learn about blending script writing and poetry!

https://t.co/xl82d2FzIP

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2020-11-14

LIVE: has rapidly intensified into a Category 4 storm. Currently S. of Louisiana coast, with winds 120kt/140mph gusting to 135kt/155mph. Many flights to Houston George Bush have been cancelled for today, with landfall expected near Galveston, possibly as a Cat 5.

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2020-08-26

Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the freedom of all enslaved people in the US. On this day in 1865 Major General Gordon Granger of the Union Army landed in Galveston, TX with news that Civil War had ended & slavery was abolished.⁣⁣⁠ (1/2)

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2020-06-20