Plano’s inaugural Juneteenth celebration Saturday includes the band E-Minor at Emily G. Johns School. Juneteenth recently has been declared a Federal and State holiday. The Plano City Council was the first this year to recognize the day as a holiday. Jamal Williams, the first African-American alderman in the city of Plano, made a motion February 22, which was seconded and approved for Juneteenth to be recognized as a paid holiday in Plano. Plano City Council voted in favor, 6-2. Mark Parris photo
Inaugural Juneteenth in Plano. Mark Parris photo
Inaugural Juneteenth in Plano. Mark Parris photoInaugural Juneteenth in Plano. Mark Parris photoInaugural Juneteenth in Plano. Mark Parris photoThe inaugural Juneteenth car parade in Aurora turns the corner from Fifth Avenue to Ohio Street.Carter Crane/The Voice
