KIRBY, Texas – Juneteenth 2025 marks 160 years since the last enslaved people were freed from Galveston, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation initially freed all slaves.
True Vision Church in Kirby hosted a Juneteenth celebration to honor the day and bring the community together.
“We’ve come a long, long way,” Tina King, a participant in the celebration, said. “Our grandmothers, grandfathers, and our mothers’ fathers, they paved the way for us to be where we are today.”…