Mayor Silvester Turner hosted the annual Juneteenth Parade this Saturday in the Acres Homes area in Northwest Houston. The event commemorates the moment when Southern slaves learned theyย had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation and rejoiced. (Photos by Mohammad Mia)

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Houston Press contributor Mohammad Mia is a freelance photographer and journalist whose interested in exploring what it means to be human. Whether covering Houston activism or music festivals, he likes...