Overview

• Communities from New York to California are holding cookouts, concerts, museum exhibits and educational panels to mark the fourth anniversary of Juneteenth’s federal holiday status.
• Several cities, including Indianapolis, Bend and Plano, have scrapped their Juneteenth events this year citing safety concerns and the Trump administration’s rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
• Opal Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” led her annual 2.5-mile Walk for Freedom in Fort Worth—symbolizing the delay in emancipation news—even as she recovers from a recent hospitalization.
• Dallas is exhibiting the only known original copy of General Order No. 3 for public viewing and flag-raising ceremonies honoring Ben Haith’s 1997 Juneteenth flag design are taking place in multiple state capitols.
• Federal offices, banks and schools are closed for the holiday while many state parks, beaches and museums are offering free admission and select private employers are granting paid time off.