Juneteenth starting to overshadow Lincoln's Emancipation Day, but not ...

juneteenth.JPG Prichard residents celebrates Juneteenth in this 2004 picture. The event has not been held in Prichard since 2005, but that all changes this month. Juneteenth events kick off at 6 p.m. today with a "Service to Remember" at True Light Frederick Douglass officially takes his place among the Capitol's most honored this morning, as the Washington community gathers at 11 a.m. in Emancipation Hall to unveil the District of Columbia's statue of the anti-abolitionist. The ceremony takesColumbus police are continuing to as for the public's help regarding the Juneteenth shooting that injured an 11-year-old boy during the Juneteenth Festival. According to the Columbus Dispatch, police have charged Lovauntea J. Mickens, 15, with a Food, fun and live music were all part of the plan Saturday at Beaumont's Juneteenth concert/celebration in Tyrrell

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