![]() ![]() ![]() Proceeds will go toward the CFCArts education program.” The show is described as, “Together, they confront history’s contradictions of wealth and poverty, freedom and prejudice, hope and despair, and what it means to live in America. The Central Florida Community Arts presents a performance that combines three American tales of a stifled upper-class wife, a daring young Harlem musician, and a determined Jewish immigrant. The City of Kissimmee hosts this festival to celebrate African American culture, community, and unity as a commemoration of the end of slavery in the U.S. Saturday, June 18, at Kissimmee Lakefront Park from 12-5 p.m. Burns will join the Inaugural Juneteenth Celebration, which will feature food trucks and live music. Hill, and District 6 Commissioner Bakari F. ![]() Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, District 5 Commissioner Regina I. Saturday, June 18, at Lake Lorna Doone Park from 12-5 p.m. Keep reading below to find out more about the events. Several cities in Central Florida are celebrating Juneteenth by hosting block parties, performances, festivals, and more. The Juneteenth National Independence Day Act was signed by President Joe Biden on June 17, 2021, officially making June 19 a federal holiday. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally recognized commemoration of slavery’s end in the U.S., but it was not an official federal holiday until 2021. There were approximately 250,000 enslaved people in Texas that year alone. Juneteenth, referencing June 19, marks the day that Galveston, Texas saw the arrival of Union soldiers in 1865 with news that the American Civil War had ended and those who were enslaved were now free. Juneteenth Parade – Courtesy: Shutterstock – Image by Tippman98x ![]()
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