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The Denver Police Department shared a nostalgic post about their presence at the 1992 Juneteenth celebration, featuring ...
He was an abolitionist. This man fought for our freedoms." Denver's contribution to national celebrations of Juneteenth began in the 1950s, with a Five Points businessman named Otha P. Rice. "He was ...
The majority of Denver's city and county offices will be closed on Thursday, June 19, in recognition of the Juneteenth ...
Despite Juneteenth’s status as a federal holiday, celebrations across the country are being scaled back or canceled, as ...
Denver’s Juneteenth Parade marched through the Five Points neighborhood, kicking off the Juneteenth Music Festival on Sunday, ...
Four singers from the Gullah islands off the coast of South Carolina are headed to Denver for a performance they will give at ...
Juneteenth celebrations have been unofficially held for generations, and one of the biggest started in Denver in the Five Points neighborhood.
Denver has one of the longest-standing Juneteenth celebrations in the country, dating back to the 1960s. The holiday marks ...
Juneteenth, the nation's newest federal holiday, is celebrated by Americans on June 19 to commemorate the end of slavery in ...
Organizers of Juneteenth festivals across the country told ABC News that an anti-DEI climate has led to setbacks in acquiring financial support for the celebrations.
A one-day celebration replaced what's historically been an all-weekend event in Denver, celebrating the day the last slaves ...
This Juneteenth, a Colorado company is calling attention to the continued use of child and slave labor in the production of ...