Buffalo, New York is about 250 miles away, but community leaders say the mass shooting that happened there over the weekend could happen anywhere, including Detroit.
Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the day in 1865 that all enslaved Black people learned they had been freed, is often celebrated by families across the nation with events including cookouts, parades or community festivals.
U-M grads win grant money to kick off Juneteenth celebration in Detroit
By Hilary Golston and FOX 2 Detroit
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(FOX 2) - A group of University of Michigan graduates was awarded grant money to kick off a Juneteenth celebration in Detroit.
The group won the money in a competition that s part of Passages Leadership Incubator program, which offers current and recent college graduates the opportunity to apply the leadership skills and Christian faith they deepened during their Passages experience to develop innovative community-changing initiatives and businesses.
U-M grads win grant money from Passages Leadership Incubator program
A group of University of Michigan graduates was awarded grant money to kick off a Juneteenth celebration in Detroit.