For the second year since Juneteenth was made a federal holiday, New York City offers an exciting lineup of weekend events to commemorate June 19, 1865, the day the U.S. Army brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
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,
Corpus Christi was celebrated June 11, and Eucharistic processions to mark the feast took place across the country in cities and towns, large and small.
On Wednesday, June 28, TDF’s TKTS will mark 50 years in Times Square. Starting at 11am, there will be a special celebration in honor of TKTS’ golden anniversary behind the TKTS Booth on Broadway and 47th Street, in front of the red steps.
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