Here’s how Memphis organizations are celebrating Juneteenth
Dancers with the Memphis Explosive Jagettes compete in the Ultimate Dance Showdown during the annual Juneteenth celebration at Robert Church Park on June 15, 2019. Juneteenth is the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
A variety of events will celebrate Juneteenth in Memphis, many returning to live events this year for the first time since the pandemic began.
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Kofi Whitehead is a senior at Rhodes College by way of Baltimore, Maryland. He is an aspiring sports journalist and a lover of the humanities.
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