A combination of the words June and nineteenth, this holiday commemorates the day when the last enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas, learned that they were free.
Here is a list of events happening across Northeast Ohio to celebrate:
- Juneteenth Storytelling Festival - happening Friday at the Green Movement Glenville garden.
- MetroHealth Juneteenth Festival - happening Saturday at Mall-C in downtown Cleveland.
- East Akron's Juneteenth celebration - happening this Saturday at Joy Park Community Center.
- Parade in West Akron - happening on Sunday at Kerr Park.
- Akron Urban League - happening on Wednesday at their location on Vernon Odom Blvd.
- Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument Juneteenth Celebration - happening on Wednesday at the monument in Downtown Cleveland.
- Juneteenth Festival at St. Luke's - happening on Wednesday at the church on West 78th Street in Cleveland.
- Lakewood Presbyterian Church - happening Wednesday from 6-9 p.m. at the church on Detroit Avenue.
If you're hosting a Juneteenth celebration, email webstaff@wews.com to be included in this list.
