HomeCommunity NewsCelebrating Juneteenth in Glendale Community NewsGlendale Celebrating Juneteenth in Glendale By Outlook Newspapers June 27, 2020 0 151 FacebookTwitterWhatsApp Photo by Zane Hill / Glendale News-Press Photo by Zane Hill / Glendale News-PressMelvin Boyce II leads a group through a series of wellness exercises at Verdugo Park last Saturday, when Black in Glendale hosted its Juneteenth celebration. Families gathered at the park from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. to enjoy an afternoon cookout and hear from a variety of speakers observing the meaning of the holiday, which commemorates the day when the last enslaved African Americans learned they were free. Attendees also donated nonperishable foods that went to the Glendale YWCA’s food pantry. TagsJuneteenth FacebookTwitterWhatsApp Previous articleDistrict Researching Options for Upcoming School YearNext articleTransportation Board Ponders New Approach Outlook Newspapers RELATED ARTICLES Community News Pasadena Humane Is Ready to ‘Wiggle Waggle Walk & Run’ Outlook Newspapers - March 18, 2024 Community News YWCA Luncheon Offers Networking Opportunity Outlook Newspapers - March 18, 2024 Community News Pasadena Humane Urges Dog Licenses Amid Canvassing Effort Kennedy Zak - March 18, 2024 Most Popular Pasadena Humane Is Ready to ‘Wiggle Waggle Walk & Run’ March 18, 2024 Boys’ Lacrosse: Gore Scores Four to Lift CV to First League Win March 18, 2024 Japanese Program Students to Merge in Rosemont Middle School March 18, 2024 Boys’ Volleyball: Falcons Cruise Past Nitros in League Win March 18, 2024 Load more[bsa_pro_ad_space id=3]