Black Voices of the Valley Executive Director Stephanie Bruce, center. with City of Hemet’s Economic Development Manager Ben Sandoval and Community Development Director Monique Alaniz-Flejter at the nonprofit’s first Juneteenth Celebration in 2024. Valley News/Courtesy photo
Black Voices of the Valley is hosting its 2nd annual Juneteenth Celebration on June 19 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Mary Henley Park in Hemet. A day of joyous celebration will be reminiscent of a family reunion as guests are invited to bring their pop-ups, chairs, and blankets to enjoy the activities and festivities that will be available.Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. The annual celebration of Juneteenth holds great significance in American history, marking the day when news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached enslaved African Americans in Texas on June 19, 1865, two years after it was initially issued.BVOV
