Juneteenth 2023: 5 Seattle leaders share what the holiday means to them . June 17, 2023 at 6:00 am Updated June 17, 2023 at 6:00 am . By . Melissa Hartman. Special to The Seattle Times.

Until recently, not many people outside of the Black community knew about Juneteenth. Now it's a federal holiday, and more people than ever are celebrating it, including in Seattle.

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Seattle’s Cultural Food Tours is hosting a Juneteenth Walking Tour in Seattle’s historic Central District. The walking tour will last two hours and will feature an array of food and history ...

Juneteenth celebrations are gearing up in and around Seattle to commemorate June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned they were free — over two years after President ...

Seattle has several events this month to celebrate Juneteenth, which commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas learned they were free. Here are a few of our top picks. All are ...

President Donald Trump honored Juneteenth in each of his first four years as president, before it became a federal holiday.

Juneteenth celebrations took place across the U.S., commemorating the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Texas learned of their freedom. While long honored by Black Americans, the holiday has ...

Juneteenth celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The tradition began in 1865, when enslaved African Americans in Texas received word, belatedly, of their emancipation. The ...

In Seattle, the Northwest African American Museum is hosting "Juneteenth: ... In Spokane, a Juneteenth celebration is scheduled from noon to 4 p.m. on June 19 at Grant Park, ...

“Juneteenth: A Freedom Celebration” took place June 28 at Liberty Park in Renton — complete with face painting, live ...