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Jun 15, 2021 · How to celebrate Juneteenth in Columbus. On Saturday, June 19, Americans around the country will celebrate Juneteenth, a holiday commemorating the Emancipation Proclamation in the U.S. In 2021...
Jun 18, 2021 · On June 17, President Biden announced that Juneteenth would become a federal holiday, the first to be added since Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established in 1983. The holiday is also an official holiday for the City of Columbus.
Jun 1, 2023 · June 17 – 18 from 12 p.m. – 11 p.m. at Genoa Park. Throughout the 26 years of celebration, the Juneteenth Ohio Festival emerged as an enjoyable family weekend of cultural discovery, filled with a variety of events promoting cultural unity, enrichment, and ethnic diversity.
Jun 16, 2022 · Even though slavery was abolished more than 150 years ago, Juneteenth was not made a federal holiday until 2021. Columbus Main Library featured in national most beautiful list. “Juneteenth...
Jun 1, 2021 · Juneteenth Jubilee. June 19 | 1-6 p.m. This is the first year that Juneteenth is a state recognized holiday in Ohio, so the Black Liberation Movement of Central Ohio invites the community to join in a celebration reminiscent of the first Juneteenth.
Jun 19, 2021 · COLUMBUS, Ohio — Around the nation, the Black community is celebrating Juneteenth. It commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in...
