Black Humboldt is hosting this year's Juneteenth celebration on Saturday at Halvorsen Park in Eureka.
There, various Black-owned businesses will be tabling throughout the day-long event. Black Humboldt aims o create employment and monetary opportunities for the local BIPOC community by hosting allowing those vendors to sell their products and by hosting organizations like the local Big Brothers Big Sisters chapter, which provides mentorship opportunities for Black youth.
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Juneteenth may be a federal holiday, but it is not yet uniformly observed in every community. we notice that this year's celebrations of Liberation Day are generally occurring two days before the actual holiday, on June 17th... because it's a Saturday.
So it is with the celebration planned by Black Humboldt, set for Saturday Noon to 10 PM in Halvorsen Park in Eureka.
Mo Harper-Desir from Black Humboldt sits in for an overview of the plans for the day.
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KEET contributor Linda Stansberry brings us info on the Juneteenth festival by Black Humboldt.
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My Black Is… – an exhibition at the Reese Bullen Gallery at Cal Poly Humboldt – features nine artists from the Humboldt county area.
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Black Humboldt, NAACP to host virtual Juneteenth Celebration press release
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The Eureka Chapter of the NAACP and Black Humboldt announced their Juneteenth celebration will go virtual in 2020.
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KIEM - TV : Celebrate Black Liberation with Black Humboldt
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KEET hosts Black Humboldt’s Founders as they discuss the creation and existence of the organization while addressing the concerns of the organizations exclusivity.
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A few local articles summarizing Black voices and perspectives on the Black Lives Matter movement. Sources include North Coast Journal and KIEM Redwood news.
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