Juneteenth parade and festival in Austin among 5 family-friendly events in Central Texas

Austin's Juneteenth parade, hosted by the Greater East Austin Youth Association's Central Texas Juneteenth Committee, will take place Thursday, June 19. The parade route will begin on Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and Leona St. at 10 a.m., head south down Chicon past 12th St. and end at Rosewood Neighborhood Park for the Juneteenth Festival. Attendees can expect marching bands, parade floats and celebrations of African American cultural heritage. Juneteenth celebrates the emancipation of Black Americans from slavery, marking the day that Union Army soldiers announced the end of slavery...