Events will feature food, music, dance, and films on June 19 and 20.
Original Air Date: June 12, 2026
Host: Get ready for art, dance, good food and celebration: It’s Juneteenth next week. Ifhmalee Caceuis gives us a preview.
Ifhmalee Caceuis: Juneteenth is observed every year on June 19. It commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas learned they were free, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued. Today, communities across the country mark the holiday through education, reflection and celebration.
Several events are planned in Sarasota County next week to honor the holiday…