Plans are being made for a month-long celebration in June that will once again feature three parades, picnics, parties, and plenty of family and adult-oriented fun. Twelve years ago, Marie Brown began promoting the Juneteenth holiday with a South Monroe…
Around the nation, Juneteenth will be celebrated this weekend. It is America’s newest federal holiday. For 162 years Juneteenth has been celebrated by African-Americans who unofficially recognized the day as “Black Independence Day.” Juneteenth (short for “June…
By Brea Joiner Even though Juneteenth is the day that changed Africans in America forever, three days marks the charm. United Minds of Joint Action (UMOJA), Rays of Sonshine and C.H.R.I.S.T Association hosted their 5th Annual Juneteenth Celebration as a…
