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Inglewood and area communities celebrate Juneteenth
By Brea Mitchell, Staff Writer
As the historic nineteenth day of June swiftly approaches, it’s important to take note of why we honor and celebrate the day. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the
Emancipation Proclamation by executive order, meaning all enslaved African Americans were now, under federal law, set free– or at least were supposed to be. It actually wasn’t until two years later, on June 19, 1865, when the last
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face a different environment. Some Covid-19 cases are plunging as workplaces such as restaurants and California prepares to slowly reopen amusement parks will require proof this week. Continued on page 7 However, returning workers will Manny Otiko | California Black Media
remaining group of still-enslaved Black Americans in Galveston, Texas finally received word of the Emancipation Proclamation and their freedom. From that day forward, slavery had officially ended– for everybody. The first-ever Juneteenth celebration took place exactly one year later, on June 19, 1866. Black Americans sang, danced, rejoiced and embraced one another. As the tradition continues this upcoming June 19, 2021, here are five celebrations in South Los Angeles
that will be filled with Black culture, conversations, music, and overall fun while honoring the momentous, deeplysignificant holiday, Juneteenth: Leimert Park Art Walk Leimert Park Village Saturday, June 19 11AM – 9PM The Boiler Room LA – South Market St., Inglewood Friday, June 18 8PM – 2AM Healing with Color Compton Yoga session at Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC) Saturday, June 19 11AM Da Poetry Party Hippo Factory Studios Saturday, June 19 7PM Freedom Hike Kenneth Hahn State Recreation Area Saturday, June 19 9AM – 11AM
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school because it’s boring. “You keep flipping the same thing over and over and over again, year after Hip Hop and business icon Dr. Dre year, with the same curriculum, the said he lasted just two weeks in a same teachers,” demanded Dre, whose college program and believed that Continued on page 7 many young ones don’t want to attend By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
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