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Celebrations for Juneteenth started early this weekend as hundreds of people headed to the Juneteenth Family Reunion at Eureka Park.

Celebrations for Juneteenth started early this weekend as hundreds of people headed to the Juneteenth Family Reunion at Eureka Park.

Juneteenth Celebration Sharswood 

June 19th, or Juneteenth, is a state holiday honoring the end of slavery.

Leaders with the Fayette Area Historical Initiative is hosting a Juneteenth Celebration Saturday June15th at Baldwin Park, 500 Swanson Street in Martinsville.

Juneteenth Celebration Martinsville 

As Americans celebrate Juneteenth on Monday, local historians are sharing the history of our country’s newest federal holiday.

The second annual Juneteenth celebration was held at the Sharswood Manor and Estate Sunday.

On Saturday, the Roanoke Culture Collective came together to celebrate unity and family at Eureka Park.

Most of us are aware of Juneteenth, in that it exists, but there is so much history to know about the celebration.

Juneteenth Celebration happening Sunday June 18th from 12-6 at the Sharswood Manor Estate

Once showers come back they stick around much of next week

On Monday, we celebrate Juneteenth, the historical day when enslaved people learned they were free.

The city will be hosting its Third Annual “Lex Rock BV Juneteenth” this Saturday, June 17, at Richardson Park from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Juneteenth is a holiday that marks the end of slavery in the United States. It’s a day that carries weight of the nation’s history and Black business owners in Roanoke are taking time to acknowledge the progression of the Black community.

A Juneteenth celebration packed Eureka Park Saturday to commemorate the day all African-American slaves were freed.