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Utah's Juneteenth celebrations kick off Friday, with festivals and ceremonies this week and next. Why it matters: Juneteenth ...
While Salt Lake City officials gathered Tuesday for a celebration to raise the city’s new Juneteenth flag over City Hall, ...
Salt Lake City officials and leaders from the Black community gathered to mark Juneteenth and to raise the city's ...
This weekend is PACKED with events across Utah for you, no matter where you are! Here's what's happening across the Beehive ...
Utah State University will be hosting a free Juneteenth barbecue from 5-8:30 p.m. Thursday, and is inviting all USU students, ...
If you think Juneteenth shouldn’t be important in Utah, think again. In many ways, discrimination began about as early as possible in Utah’s community history. Green Flake, Hark Lay and Oscar ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Gov. Spencer Cox effused Thursday about the state's observance of Juneteenth, which the Utah Legislature designated as an official state holiday earlier this year.
For beginners and those brushing up on history, here are some answers: ...
Betty Sawyer has been organizing celebrations of Juneteenth in Utah for 35 years — and the event which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, remains important to “help build a ...
Salt Lake Community College is turning history into action with music, spoken word, food, and Black-owned vendors. Website: ...
“Juneteenth is about forgiveness and healing,” said Betty Sawyer, director of the Utah Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival. “With this legacy of enslavement in our country," Sawyer add ...
Utah is hosting different events to celebrate Juneteenth this year. There will be a Strength in Shades x Juneteenth Utah POC Juneteenth Pop Up on June 19. (Strength in Shades x Juneteenth Utah ...