Sacramento, how are you celebrating Juneteenth? The Equity Lab wants to feature your event
On June 19, 1865, almost three years after The Emancipation Proclamation was issued by Abraham Lincoln, Union troops delivered the news to thousands in Galveston, Texas that the end to American slavery had come.
Juneteenth is known and celebrated as Independence Day for African-Americans in the United States.
This year, the date falls in the same week California Gov. Gavin Newsom will lift social distancing restrictions allowing businesses to fully reopen for the first time since the beginning of the COVID 19 pandemic.
The Sacramento Bee wants to hear how you will be celebrating Juneteenth weekend. What events will you attend? Let us know by filling out this Google form.
Your submissions may be shared in an upcoming story for The Sacramento Bee’s Equity Lab. We can be reached at equitylab@sacbee.com.
This story was originally published June 7, 2021 at 12:37 PM with the headline "Sacramento, how are you celebrating Juneteenth? The Equity Lab wants to feature your event."
