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To close out Juneteenth celebrations, a healing and reconciliation vigil was held to focus on building back relationships ...
A Juneteenth reconciliation vigil at Salt Lake City’s International Peace Gardens blended drumming, storytelling and calls for unity as community leaders emphasized healing, reflection and resistance ...
While Salt Lake City officials gathered Tuesday for a celebration to raise the city’s new Juneteenth flag over City Hall, Utah’s governor had a blunt response to the ongoing feud over the ...
Utah's Juneteenth celebrations kick off Friday, with festivals and ceremonies this week and next. Why it matters: Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people following the Civil ...
Juneteenth brought Salt Lake City residents together on Thursday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States.
Betty Sawyer, executive director of the Project Success Coalition and Utah Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival, hugs Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall during the flag-raising ceremony for ...
Utah Juneteenth Heritage Festival Director Betty Sawyer speaks during the Utah Juneteenth celebration at the Ogden Amphitheater on Saturday June 18, 2022. WEST HAVEN — As Juneteenth looms, West ...
Black Physicians of Utah and GK Folks Foundation are presenting the Juneteenth 5K Run/Walk in celebration of Juneteenth, health equity, and fighting heart disease through physical movement.
OGDEN — This weekend, the Beehive State’s longest-running Juneteenth celebration will return to downtown Ogden. The Project Success Coalition is hosting the 35th annual Utah Juneteenth Freedom ...
Miss Opal Lee helped organize Fort Worth’s revival Juneteenth in 1975, when more than 30,000 people attended at Sycamore Park. Here are Star-Telegram photos from celebrations.
Utahns across the state gathered Wednesday to celebrate Juneteenth, the state and federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. Although the State of Utah ...
And if you would like to participate in the Black Physicians of Utah Juneteenth Freedom 5K, you can sign up at bpou.org. It's happening June 17th, from nine to 11:00 AM, at 1140 West 1100 North in ...