Looking for something to do this Saturday then
attend the 9th Annual NC Juneteenth Celebration on the CCB Plaza located
at 201 N. Corcoran Street(downtown Durham) from 1:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. with
opening ceremony including songs, prayers, litany, elected officials and
clergy, saluting elders and much more.
Admission to the event is FREE! Celebrate
Durham’s African American community with motivational speakers, live
entertainment, food and vendors. Youth
can enjoy face painting, crafts, games and educational games. Other events are NC Juneteenth Bridge
Builders Youth Luncheon at 10:30 a.m.
(free for youth ages 10-17) this will give men an opportunity to connect
with them and future events. The Unity
March will start at 12:30 p.m. to the festival site. This march is for the eradication of
modern-day forms of bondage such as gangs, drugs, high dropout rates,
suspension rates and poverty.
Juneteenth is the celebration of the ending of
slavery in the United States. It is also
known as the African American Independence Day.
The celebration of Juneteenth originated in Galveston, Texas, (June 19,
1865) where the word of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the
enslaved. North Carolina was the 26th
state to recognize Juneteenth as a state holiday of observance. For more information, visit www.spectacularmag.com
or call 866-630-3796.
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