Juneteenth ceremony in Aurora
The Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony in Aurora Monday, June 19 included Miss Black Aurora, Charitee Cocroft, left, and Mr. Black Aurora, Peter Eta.
Free groceries for 1,000 families Friday, June 16, at Juneteenth Food Giveaway in Aurora
1,000 families will be provided food tomorrow at the 3rd Annual Juneteenth Food Distribution Drive-Thru at Phillips Park in Aurora. In honor of Juneteenth and Father’s Day Weekend, more than 150 members of Black fraternities and sororities are gathering tomorrow morning in Aurora to distribute food to those in need....
Aurora unveils new Juneteenth Squad Car in advance of the holiday
Aurora launched its Juneteenth series of celebrations by unveiling a unique, culturally custom-designed Juneteenth squad car. A large crowd, including Black police officers from Aurora and neighboring agencies, gathered today at the Aurora Police Department for the unprecedented occasion. “This is more than symbolic. It is a statement of fact...
Aurora Juneteenth celebration, fun for all
A boy meets a Spider-Man impostor at Aurora's Juneteenth celebration Saturday, June 18, at Dr. M.L. King, Jr. Park.
What is Juneteenth to the Incarcerated
Guest speaker Nicholas Richard-Thompson, right, greets attendees at "What is Juneteenth to the Incarcerated?" at Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora Sunday, June 18.
Juneteenth Trailblazer Award winners
Twelve Aurora students show the Juneteenth Trailblazer Award they received during the Aurora city government's inaugural Juneteenth Flag Raising Ceremony held Sunday on the 157th anniversary of Juneteenth.
Juneteenth flag-raising in Aurora
The city government of Aurora, in collaboration with the Aurora African-American Heritage Advisory Board, and the Aurora Divine 9 Alliance, will be hosts to its inaugural Juneteenth flag-raising next at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 19 at One Aurora Plaza, 8 E. Galena Boulevard. In June 2021, Juneteenth was signed into...
Plano Juneteenth celebration June 19
Plano’s second annual Juneteenth celebration will be held Sunday, June 19 next to Emily G. Johns School at 430 Mitchell Drive in Plano. Gates will open at 11 a.m. and the festivities will start at noon. Those who attend can celebrate freedom and family with a day of relaxation, food,...
Plano’s second Juneteenth Day at Johns School
Plano’s second annual Juneteenth Celebration will be held Sunday, June 19 next to Emily G. Johns School at 430 Mitchell Drive in Plano. Celebration will be freedom and family with a day full of relaxation, food, and family fun. This year’s event will feature a special tribute to fathers and...
Aurora City Council approves Juneteenth as paid holiday
By Jason Crane At the Aurora city government City Council meeting Tuesday, Feb. 8, Council members unanimously approved a Resolution designating Juneteenth as a paid holiday for city of Aurora government employees, beginning in June. Non-emergency offices will be closed. In June 2021, Juneteenth was signed into law as both...
Juneteenth Celebrations, Plano, Aurora
Plano's inaugural Juneteenth celebration Saturday includes the band E-Minor in downtown.
Juneteenth car parade, festival, June 19
Aurora will celebrate Juneteenth Saturday, June 19, with a car parade and festival. Presented by African American Men of Unity, Juneteenth is a combination of June and 19th. Though president Abraham Lincoln read the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, it wasn’t until June 19, 1865, when enslaved people in Galveston, Texas,...
Juneteenth Unity Car Parade in Aurora
The Juneteenth car parade and festival will be held in Aurora Saturday, June 19. Cars will roll at 3:15 p.m. from Smith Street on the East Side near Phillips Park and end at MLK Park on Farnsworth Avenue with a festival. The Community Advocacy Awareness Network (CAAN) and African American...
Juneteenth celebrated in Aurora
A large group of individuals pray at the Citywide Prayer Rally Friday evening in the parking lot of the Aurora Transportation Center.