There are 19 article(s) tagged Juneteenth:

• June 2022

  • Gala celebrates Juneteenth in style

    With eyes on the future while nodding to the past, the Black arts organization Tone gets glamorous before Sunday’s ‘Family Reunion’ in Orange Mound.

    By Carmen Darden June 19, 2022

  • Juneteenth Shop Black Festival returns in person

    The festival at the Pipkin Building celebrates Black-owned businesses.

    By Courtney Wilson June 17, 2022

  • Douglass’ Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Festival kicks off

    Juneteenth Douglass Freedom & Heritage Festival kicked off Friday in Douglass Park with yoga, face painting, book giveaways, a petting zoo and more. 

    By Daja E. Henry June 17, 2022

  • The To-Do List: It’s a balloon! It’s a plane! It’s Nicolas Cage against the world!

    This week, Juneteenth celebrations are planned across the city, ’90s alt-rockers Collective Soul and Everclear will play (but not together) and an “ooky” musical opens at The Harrell Performing Arts Theatre.

    By Abigail Warren, Bianca Phillips, Chris Herrington June 16, 2022

  • Here’s how Memphis organizations are celebrating Juneteenth

    A variety of events will celebrate Juneteenth in Memphis, many returning to live events this year for the first time since the pandemic began. 

    By Kofi Whitehead June 08, 2022

• May 2022

  • High school expansion in Whitehaven approved

    In other City Council actions Tuesday, Juneteenth was added as a paid holiday for city employees and the Soulsville TIF District was up for a vote. 

    By Bill Dries May 25, 2022

  • Douglass Juneteenth art auction postponed

    Douglass’ Juneteenth art auction has been postponed due to COVID-19. However, the festival is still set for Father’s Day weekend.

    By Daja E. Henry May 13, 2022

  • Douglass Juneteenth festival showcases local artists

    An art contest is one of the highlights of The Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival in the Douglass neighborhood. This year’s theme is United States Colored Troops, honoring Black men who served in the military during the Civil War.

    By Daja E. Henry May 09, 2022

• February 2022

  • Juneteenth won’t be a state holiday — for now — after bill stalls in General Assembly

    The bill would have upgraded June 19 from a day of special observance to an official state holiday, giving state government workers the day off.

    By Ian Round February 22, 2022

• January 2022

  • ‘I want my books to show children ... their voices do matter’

    Shelby County Schools library media specialist Alice Faye Duncan examines two critical points in both Tennessee and American history in her newest books “Evicted,” and “Opal Lee and What it Means to be Free.” 

    By Daja E. Henry January 09, 2022

• June 2021

  • Juneteenth festivities celebrate and reflect on progress

    Hundreds gathered at Health Sciences Park for the second day of the weekend-long celebration. Juneteenth events were also scheduled at Fourth Bluff Park, Orange Mound Tower and LeMoyne-Owen College.

    By Omer Yusuf June 20, 2021

  • Juneteenth celebrated throughout holiday weekend

    Juneteenth celebration this weekend moves from Robert R. Church Park to Health Sciences Park only days after remains of Nathan Bedford Forrest are removed.

    By Rob Moore June 17, 2021

• May 2021

  • Letter to the Editor: Moving Juneteenth from Church Park dishonors a Black hero

    “Redemption” cannot be obtained by moving the Juneteenth celebration from Church Park to Health Science Park.

    By Letters to the Editor May 08, 2021

• April 2021

  • Juneteenth moving to park where Forrest statue once stood

    The annual Juneteenth celebration is moving from Robert R. Church Park to Health Sciences Park, held on the grounds where Nathan Bedford Forrest’s statue once stood.

    By Omer Yusuf April 30, 2021

• July 2020

  • Shelby County Commission Scorecard: Ending the Budget Season

    The commission scorecard includes votes on a property tax hike, a Juneteenth holiday and a resolution recognizing racism as a pandemic.

    By Bill Dries July 01, 2020

• June 2020

  • Juneteenth throng gathers at U of M, pledges power to equity

    Administrators walked with students, and students walked with city residents in a show of peaceful force that ended with speeches and the crowd kneeling for 8 minutes and 46 seconds.

    By Jane Roberts June 19, 2020

  • Founders of Brown Missionary Baptist, once enslaved, inspire descendants

    As Juneteenth arrives, city prosecutor Errol Harmon traces his family’s history. His ancestors, formerly enslaved, founded Brown Missionary Baptist Church, one of the Memphis area’s largest and most prominent black churches.

    By Jared Boyd June 19, 2020

  • Listening, and learning how to be an antiracist

    There is such a thing as white privilege, no matter the circumstances in which we were raised. My father was raised in dire poverty. And yet he was the first to admit that color never kept him back. He never feared for his life just for being white. He was never denied a bank loan. He was admitted to the University of Texas at a time when blacks were not allowed to enroll.

    By Steve Montgomery June 14, 2020

  • Online expo celebrates black entrepreneurs in Memphis

    On June 19, event planner Cynthia Daniels is hosting an online market for African American makers to sell their wares, crafts and services.

    By Jared Boyd June 07, 2020