“We’re really just trying to bring all the intersections of Blackness together,” said Mo Harper-Desir the co-founder of Black Humboldt. “Celebrating folks in the African diaspora and not kind of concentrating on all the trauma that comes with the story of slavery and concentrating on the liberation and the joy– as we continue to fight for equal rights and freedom.”
Read MoreBlack 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.
Read MoreJuneteenth 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.
Read MoreKEET contributor Linda Stansberry brings us info on the Juneteenth festival by Black Humboldt.
Read MoreMy Black Is… – an exhibition at the Reese Bullen Gallery at Cal Poly Humboldt – features nine artists from the Humboldt county area.
Read MoreBlack Humboldt, NAACP to host virtual Juneteenth Celebration press release
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