With the first half of June in the rear view, a Juneteenth celebration is planned for today outside of Bethany Baptist Church at 100 E. Locust Ave.
Juneteenth is a federally recognized holiday, celebrating the official end of legal slavery in the United States with the final enforcement of the Emancipation Proclamation on June 19, 1865.
When Vickie Kirkendoll, who is curating the local celebration, …