MEDFORD, Ore. – Monday is Juneteenth, and Medford held a special event Saturday to celebrate. Juneteenth is a federal holiday honoring the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. It is celebrated annually on June 19. Saturday’s event highlighted many African American vendors, ...
PORTLAND, Ore. – The U.S. Forest Service is waiving fees for day-use areas in Washington and Oregon during numerous federal holidays, including Juneteenth. “These fee waivers are intended to promote accessibility and inclusivity by removing financial barriers and encouraging individuals ...
(NBC) This past weekend and into Monday, the nation is commemorating Juneteenth, a day that marked the effective end of slavery in the United States. From a parade in Buffalo to a symbolic walk in Texas and a festival in ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Hundreds of people gathered in Medford’s Pear Blossom park for the 2nd annual Juneteenth Celebration. The cultural celebration hosted by BASE invited the entire community of Southern Oregon to enjoy the food, education, and live entertainment on ...
ASHLAND, Ore. – The city of Ashland and Southern Oregon University hosted their first Juneteenth celebration, on June 18th in anticipation of the big day. The celebration took place on the front lawn of Churchill Hall on the SOU ...
MEDFORD, Ore. – Organizers with Black Alliance and Social Empowerment, or “BASE” are getting ready to host the second annual Southern Oregon Juneteenth Celebration in Medford. It’ll be at Pear Blossom Park this Sunday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Juneteenth is ...
DOWNTOWN MEDFORD, Ore. — Today, just days after it became our newest national holiday, the first Juneteenth Celebration Festival was held downtown. June 19th, also known as Juneteenth, is the day slavery finally ended in Texas in 1865. “We really ...
MEDFORD, Ore — Downtown Medford will be the host to the first ever Juneteenth celebration this Saturday. Black Alliance & Social Empowerment (BASE), is holding the event at Pear Blossom Park. “We’re really looking to make this a really inclusive Juneteenth ...
SALEM, Ore. – A bill that would make Juneteenth an official holiday in the state of Oregon is one step closer to becoming law. Juneteenth is a holiday that celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. Oregon ...
ASHLAND, Ore. — “We have to commemorate this time Juneteenth because it’s a way that way can move forward [and] exercise our ghosts,” said director of artistic engagement, Robert Goodwin. Friday, June 19th, is Juneteenth. A holiday the Oregon Shakespeare ...