Juneteenth USA Shines Spotlight on TheGrios Feature Honoring the Father of Juneteenth Rep Al Edwards
Houston, Texas, United States, 20th Jun 2025 — Today, Juneteenth USA, the nation’s oldest Juneteenth-focused nonprofit, is proud to shine a spotlight on a newly published article by TheGrio honoring the life and legacy of its founder, the late Texas State Representative Al Edwards, widely known as the Father of Juneteenth.
TheGrio’s article, released today, is titled “What You May Not Know About the Father of Juneteenth: Al Edwards” and offers a powerful look into the life and legacy of the late Texas State Representative Al Edwards, Sr., who introduced the original legislation making Juneteenth a Texas state holiday in 1979 and went on to spend three decades advocating for national recognition. In 2021, that vision was realized with the signing of Juneteenth as a federal holiday—an outco...