A Juneteenth event in the northwest suburbs next weekend will celebrate freedom and community.
The event, called iCU Community Juneteenth in the ‘Burbs, is Saturday, June 20, from 1 to 6 p.m. at Harper College, 1200 West Algonquin Road in Palatine. Juneteenth is on Friday, June 19.
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Schaumburg Township Trustee Demetrius Gibson and Deborah Harris, founder and CEO of iCU (Illuminating Cultures Unifying) Community, joined Jewell Hillery on Sunday’s WGN Weekend Morning News to talk about the event.
“The next generation is going to be tomorrow’s leaders,” Gibson says. “So this is part of just building that tapestry of connectivity in the community so that they can lead in a way that’s effective for everyone.”…