The NAACP Greater Huachuca Branch held a Juneteenth event Monday for the community. The event focused on embracing culture and identity of all people through education, vendors and music.
SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. — Juneteenth celebrates the liberation of African Americans, and is widely regarded as the oldest known celebrations to the end of legal slavery in the United States.
Vendors ranged from community organizations, to crafters who make African inspired clothing and jewelry. The program consisted of events that paid tribute to the African culture and traditions. One of the activities attendees were able to participate in was a balloon release ceremony in honor of their late family members. The groups went outside and released red, black, green and yellow balloons into the air in tribute to an ancestor.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
‘African American history is American history:’ Celebrations continue ahead of 3rd JuneteenthMonday marks the third ever official Juneteenth holiday, celebrating the emancipation of all slaves.
Read more »
Juneteenth commemorated at African Burial Ground National Monument in Lower ManhattanJuneteenth is being commemorated Monday at the African Burial Ground National Monument, which lies above the county's largest and oldest African American cemetery, in Lower Manhattan. Christinafantv reports.
Read more »
'Liberation Rising': African-American Museum in Philadelphia holds Juneteenth block party“The true second Independence Day in our nation’s history where those that were enslaved, albeit after the emancipation proclamation were officially told that they were free on the island of Galveston, Texas,” said Morgan Lloyd, program coordinator and lead guide for the AAMP.
Read more »
One dead, another injured in shooting at Liberty Station Juneteenth eventPolice said the 6:45 p.m. incident stemmed from a dispute at the event, which was held at a park off Cushing Road
Read more »