Juneteenth celebration preparations underway in Palm Springs

By Tatum Larsen

June 12, 2023 5:43 PM

Published June 12, 2023 10:56 AM

The Palm Springs Black History Committee is preparing for their 4th annual Juneteenth Celebration.

In 2020, President Joe Biden declared June 19. a national holiday in commemoration of the emancipation of enslaved people in 1865.

Courtesy of: Palm Springs Juneteenth Committee

In celebration of the holiday, the Palm Springs Black History Committee will be hosting the following free events at the James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center:

2023 Royal Pageant- Friday, June 16. (5:00 p.m.- 7:30 p.m.)
A Celebration of Culture- Saturday, June 17. (5:00 p.m.-9:00p.m.)

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