His Royalty Majesty Togbi Noah Tamakloe VI, Paramount Chief and Miafiaga of the Anlo Kingdom in Ghana, will attend the event on June 21
The Village of Broadview expects up to 5,000 people for its 5th annual Juneteenth celebration, which includes three days of celebratory events at Schroeder Park, starting on Friday, June 20, at 6:00 p.m. and ending on Sunday, June 22.
As a recognition of the June 19, 1865, acknowledgment by the State of Texas of slavery’s end, Broadview, on July 6, 2020, became the first Illinois municipality to establish an official government Juneteenth holiday. This holiday provides a paid day off to the Village’s municipal employees, setting the stage for the Village’s fourth Juneteenth weekend-long celebration…