ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – Friday, we recognize Juneteenth; marking June 19, 1865, when news of freedom reached enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
It’s a day to reflect on the fight for equality and celebrate Black resilience, culture, and progress.
WDBJ7 spoke with members of the Roanoke Cultural Collective, who will be bringing the Juneteenth Festival back to the reimagined Eureka Park, which has a significant history within the black community of Northwest…