BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One of the largest Juneteenth celebrations in the country returns to Buffalo this weekend, promising two days of music, food, art and history at Martin Luther King Jr. Park.
The annual Juneteenth Festival, approaching its 50th anniversary, honors the end of slavery in the United States and highlights the strength and resilience of the Black community. Organizers say this year’s celebration is not only about honoring the past but also about building a stronger future.
“We know who we are,” said Carrone Evon Crump, president of the Juneteenth Festival of Buffalo. “Empowered as a people, we’re just as smart and worthy as anybody else. And just to be able to experience that on a holiday, now that it’s a federal holiday, it’s psychologically empowering.”…