March 4 Justice Tucson’s Juneteenth: Institutionalized was held at MSA Annex Friday, June 19, and highlighted education, art and performance while celebrating Juneteenth, the 155-year-old ...

Events to celebrate Juneteenth in Tucson. When Opal Lee was 12, a racist mob, angered that a Black family had moved in, drove her family out of their Texas home.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - The 2nd annual Juneteenth Art Expo showcasing over 100 pieces of Pan-African art is today. This free event highlights 112 local Pan-African artists in works of all media and ...

Sisters of Tucson Juneteenth Cookout and Afro-Fest - 1 p.m.-8 p.m. Sunday, June 18 Morris K. Udall Park, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The Tucson Juneteenth Festival is celebrating it's 50th year in the Old Pueblo. “It’s about freedom and not just freedom, other people but freedom to be able to ...

The 49th annual Tucson Juneteenth festival was celebrated on Saturday, June 15 at the Tucson Convention Center, drawing crowds locally as well as from afar to commemorate the yearly celebration.

Tucson Juneteenth Festival, an in-person event with festival vendors and food Saturday, June 19, 4-6 p.m., Dunbar Pavilion, 325 W. 2nd St. Other events include ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) - Community members gathered yesterday at the Kino Sports Complex to celebrate Juneteenth - a federal holiday that commemorates the 158th anniversary of the end of slavery.

Juneteenth is a combination of "June" and "nineteenth," in honor of the day that Granger announced the abolition of slavery in Texas. The holiday is also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day.

Last month on June 15 was the 49th Annual Tucson Juneteenth Festival. Juneteenth is the celebration of the abolishment of slavery on June 19, 1865. Moving from the Dunbar Center to the Tucson ...