San Diego City Hall has hoisted the Juneteenth flag ahead of this Friday’s federal holiday, marking the sixth time the flag has been flown outside the city’s administration building.
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, the day around 250,000 enslaved people in Texas learned of their freedom, which was enforced by Union soldiers. These last Americans in chattel slavery were freed more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation had declared that enslaved people in Confederate states were free.
It became a federal holiday in 2021, when U.S. President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act into law. California later established Juneteenth as a state holiday through Assembly Bill 1655, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 29, 2022.
In 2023, the San Diego City Council voted to make June 19 a paid holiday for city workers.
“Juneteenth is a celebration of freedom, but it is also a reminder that freedom did not arrive at the same time, or in the same way, for everyone in this country,” City Councilman Henry L. Foster III said.
“It is a celebration of Black joy, liberty, family, culture, faith, freedom, and of the generations of Black communities and families that continued to thrive despite barriers.
“As we raise this flag, we honor that legacy and continue the work of advancing equity, expanding opportunity and removing barriers for Black communities.”
For years, Juneteenth was recognized at City Hall through a ceremonial presentation led by Council District 4 and the city’s Black Employees Association.
On Saturday, the city and the Mountain View community unveiled the restored Black Family statue at Neal Petties Mountain View Community Park, kicking off the community’s Juneteenth Celebration.
Created in 1974 by artist Rossie Wade, the original statue depicted two parents and their two children standing tall toward the sky. It served as a meet-up location for residents. Over many years, the wooden statue deteriorated, leaving behind only its brick base and plaque.
Juneteenth events continue this week, including on Tuesday afternoon, where the city of Chula Vista will raise the Juneteenth flag at City Hall at 4 p.m. at 276 Fourth Ave.
This Friday, on the holiday itself, the Juneteenth Community Block Party will begin at noon on Louisiana Street in North Park with music, vendors and more on the corner of Louisiana Street and University Avenue.
At 5 p.m. Quartyard will host an R&B Block Party with a Juneteenth theme at 1301 Market St.
Saturday’s events include:
At 11 a.m., the annual Cooper Family Foundation Juneteenth celebration will take place in Memorial Park. The event will feature educational programs, entertainment, family activities, food and vendors. Durti- Ryce and Deron will perform. 2975 Ocean View Blvd; At 1 p.m., Kinfolk Fest, a Juneteenth celebration, will begin at Waterfront Park. Event will feature live music and DJs, a Black-owned marketplace, food and beverages. Waterfront Park, 1600 Pacific Highway; At 7 p.m., the WorldBeat Cultural Center will host a lecture on the Underground Railroad that ran into Mexico. Chief Thomi Perryman will run the visual presentation on the Mascogos of Nacimiento de los Negros, an Afro- Mexican community in Coahuila, Mexico that has celebrated Juneteenth for over 150 years and never stopped. The event will take place at 2100 Park Blvd.Hence then, the article about san diego city hall flying juneteenth flag for sixth year in row was published today ( ) and is available on Times of San Diego ( Middle East ) The editorial team at PressBee has edited and verified it, and it may have been modified, fully republished, or quoted. You can read and follow the updates of this news or article from its original source.
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