APPLETON, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Food, fun, music, and poetry… that’s what Sunday’s Juneteenth celebration offered in Appleton.
The 9th annual event was held at City Park.
Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.
Bola Delano-Oriaran, co-founder of African Heritage Inc., tells Fox 11..
“In this present day and time, with all the inequalities and prejudice that we continue to see in our society with racial hostility, it is important for our community to come together to support issues that are relevant to black folks or African-Americans.”
Oriaran went on to say the event is also a way for people of all races to come together and talk to each other.
Juneteenth is usually celebrated on June 19 but African Heritage Inc., which runs the event, decided to celebrate this weekend.
