DENVER — Juneteenth weekend is here and the festivities have already begun. The holiday recognizes the day, June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free.

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DENVER (CBS4)-- The Juneteenth parade in Denver stepped off on Saturday -- kicking off a new national holiday promoting equality and inclusion. People have marched in Denver's annual parade for ...

DENVER — One of Denver's iconic celebrations of Black culture and freedom is scaling back it's festivities as sponsorships decline. The Juneteenth Music Festival (JMF) will shift to a single-day ...

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Denver’s Juneteenth Music Festival takes over Welton Street in Five Points Saturday, June 18, and Sunday, June 19. The newly anointed federal and historically Black holiday started as a Texas-based ...

Juneteenth is our newest federal holiday, commemorating June 19, 1865 – the day when enslaved people in Texas discovered they were freed by the Emancipation Proclamation, a full two and a half years ...

The Platinum Divaz youth dance team strutted down Denver’s 26th Street. Fifteen-year-old Jazoni Johnson led the dancers in a white bodysuit with tassels and blue sparkling trim. Around them bystanders ...

DENVER (KDVR) — On June 17, 2021, then-President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law, making it a national holiday. Colorado ‘stands united’ against divisiveness, ...

Denver has been celebrating Juneteenth for nearly 70 years. Local organizers see their festival as a kind of blueprint for other U.S. cities now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday. Claire Cleveland ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Denver’s Juneteenth Music Festival is asking the public to help ensure the event can continue after a sharp decline in corporate sponsorships. This year’s festival will be scaled back ...