This week, UTA and Arlington are celebrating Juneteenth with two major events.
Juneteenth marks the day when federal troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 to ensure that all enslaved people were freed, according to Encyclopedia Britannica. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and is considered one of the longest-running African American holidays.
In 2021, Juneteenth was made a federal holiday…