Residents marked today’s holiday at a weekend festival in Santa Ana that featured education alongside live music, food and community booths.
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Santa Ana Juneteenth Festival Returns
The annual Juneteenth Festival returns to Santa Ana with music performances, food vendors, children’s activities, community resources and educational booths
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Orange County Gears Up For Juneteenth Celebrations
Cities across Orange County and local organizations are planning how to celebrate Juneteenth and commemorate the day the last enslaved people in the U.S. were freed.
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Celebrating Juneteenth in the Midst of the Black Lives Matter Movement
Juneteenth has yet to be recognized as a federal holiday, but this day is taking center stage as Black Lives Matter protests continue.
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Young Black Organizers and Leaders Look to a New Orange County in Light of Protests
Local Black activists and leaders participating in recent protests warn that the energy needs to carry over to local city council and public agency meetings in order to accomplish any real systemic change.
