Houston has earned a reputation for being one of the most diverse cities in the country: Around 1.7 million immigrants call Space City home. It is intricately connected to the African diaspora, being just miles away from the origin of the Juneteenth holiday, which is the day that enslaved people in Texas finally learned they were free; it’s also long been a haven for the largest Nigerian community in the U.S. But despite Houston’s nickname being “Baby Lagos,” there’s not one big celebration or event for Nigerian Independence Day…
