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Juneteenth NYC

Juneteenth NYC celebrates when all members of our reunited nation were declared free on June 19, 1865, two years after the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863, and three months after the U.S. Civil War ended on April 9, 1865.

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn 2022 (Wirestock/Dreamstime)

BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn 2022 Brings A Global Party to Prospect Park!

June 8 – August 6, 2022
Circus, Cumbia, Global, Jazz, Juneteenth, Pop, Rap, Reggae, Rock, Vallenato
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Celebrate Juneteenth 2023 and Freedom for All Americans!

Monday, June 19, 2023
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Harlem Juneteenth Parade and Street Fair (Calyx22/Dreamstime)

The Harlem Juneteenth Kingfest Parade & Street Fair are Back!

Saturday, June 18, 2022
MASJID MALCOM SHABAZZ
Harlem
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Carnegie Hall Juneteenth Celebration 2022 (Library of Congress)

The Carnegie Hall Juneteenth Celebration Reimagines Togetherness

Sunday, June 19, 2022
CARNEGIE HALL
Midtown, Manhattan
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Brooklyn Museum Juneteenth Celebration 2021 (Richscalzo/Dreamstime)

The Brooklyn Museum Juneteenth Celebration is a Rally, Bike Tour, Live Music, Black Chefs & Meditation

BROOKLYN MUSEUM
Prospect Park, Brooklyn
Saturday, June 19, 2021
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Harlem Juneteenth Celebration (Byelikova/Dreamstime)

Celebrate Juneteenth at the 28th Harlem Juneteenth Celebration Parade & Street Fair

116th St between Malcolm X Blvd & Fifth Avenue
Harlem
Saturday, June 19, 2021
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African American Independence Day

In some ways, Juneteenth is African American Independence Day. It comes two weeks before American Independence Day on July 4. Our Declaration of Independence inspired change around the world, including the French and Haitian Revolutions, but at home we still struggle to make America for all Americans.

Juneteenth is about acknowledging our common heritage, both the good and the evil. There is a lot of both in our history. The evil part is sickening, but only has power when it is hidden. By embracing our past, all of it, we can reimagine a better future together, a more perfect union.

Something Changed in 2022

We’ve known about Juneteenth for more than 20 years, long before it entered the national conversation. We were surprised, but proud when it became a national holiday. Let’s not forget the lynching that inspired the national holiday. Really, if any Americans are afraid to walk American streets, are we really free? We can do better.

In 2022, we noticed a change in the concept. Juneteenth isn’t only celebrated by African Americans anymore. We invite all Americans to celebrate with us because the only way to make the American Dream real is together!

Happy Juneteenth!

What is Juneteenth?

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Juneteenth NYC (Westock/Adobe)

Texas was originally a state of Mexico. Mexico had invited settlers to fill the land. The “Texicans” wanted to implement slavery, but that had been banned in Mexico since 1829. So the Texicans seceded as the Republic of Texas in 1836.

The Emancipation Proclamation ended legal slavery in the U.S. as of January 1, 1863, but that was during the U.S. Civil War (1860-1865) and Texas was one of the confederate traitors to the United States. As the war destroyed the confederate south, many plantation owners abandoned their land and fled to Texas.

The U.S. Civil War ended on April 9, 1865, but Texans continued to practice human slavery. Statements that the news didn’t reach Texas before the army are whitewashing. News of the confederate defeat reached Texas around April 20.

On June 19, 1865, the U.S. Army showed up in Galveston, Texas and declared that enslaved people were now free. Black Texans celebrated the first Juneteenth on June 19, 1866.

Juneteenth became a national holiday in 2021. We hope it’s not just another day off. This celebration isn’t just about that day in 1865. It’s about much bigger things. We hope this national conversation is a day of coming together for all Americans.

Celebrate Juneteenth NYC!


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