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From rooftop films and outdoor festivals to live jazz and body painting, there are seemingly endless options for the June 19 holiday across the five boroughs.
Juneteenth is named for and celebrated every year on the day when enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas were emancipated on June 19, 1865. In 2021,