Juneteenth, Atlanta and the parade
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The show went on for the Juneteenth Atlanta Parade and Music Sunday as organizers relied on a fundraising campaign to offset a loss of federal spending.
Atlanta is hosting numerous Juneteenth celebrations, including parades, music festivals, and historical events to honor the end of slavery.
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13th annual Juneteenth parade to march through AtlantaHundreds of people will march through Atlanta’s Old Fourth Ward neighborhood to celebrate Juneteenth on Saturday!
When freedom meets faith and flavor, you get something electric—and that's precisely what happened at Elizabeth Baptist Church's very first Juneteenth
It commemorates the announcement of emancipation to enslaved African Americans in Texas in 1865.
Saturday will also be the first day of the Juneteenth Festival. By parade time at noon, temperatures will be near 80 degrees with a few breaks in the clouds and hint of sunshine. Shower and storm chances rise from there throughout the afternoon.
President Joe Biden signed a bill into law officially making Juneteenth a federal holiday. The push to get the historic day recognized at the federal level had been decades in the making, and 94-year-old Opal Lee,
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