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Juneteenth Foundation Hosts Star-Studded

Honors, Offers Call to Action

By Micha Green WI Managing Editor

Kicking off a weekend of celebrations, the Juneteenth Foundation hosted the star-studded Juneteenth Honors at the Warner Theatre on Thursday, June 16. Featuring show-stopping performances, en- couraging speeches, empowering award presentations and calls to action, the Juneteenth Honors celebrated liberation, while reminding audiences there’s more work to be done in the fight for freedom.

“Often our holidays get commercialized and they get shut down, and they get pushed to the side,” said

Laquan Austion, CEO and founder of the Juneteenth Foundation. “We continue to do Juneteenth in a major way.”

Organized by a group of professionals, the Juneteenth Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization found-