Juneteenth

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Juneteenth to bring festivals, music and more cultural events to New Orleans

Athina Morris

Want to honor and celebrate Juneteenth in New Orleans? You can enjoy live music, celebrate with friends and learn about Black heritage at a number of events happening around the city this month.

Juneteenth Queen Alexandra Gramby speaks with Lafayette M-P Boulet at her office during an event in Gramby's honor at city hall on Nov. 26, 2024.

Louisiana News

Louisiana’s first national Miss Juneteenth uses her voice to inspire, empower and lead

Ruth Foote for The Current

Her winning philosophy has been a relaxed one: to breathe and “let things fall in place.”

JayBo mounts his horse, Spook, while holding an American flag at the inaugural Pontotoc Juneteenth Horse Show in Pontotoc, Mississippi, on June 19, 2024. More than 100 people attended the event, which had a long list of competitions, from barrel racing to padded racking.

Arts & Culture

In Northeast Mississippi, Black cowboys celebrated Juneteenth with a horse show

Danny McArthur

More than 100 people attended the inaugural show, hosted by A Step Above Horse Riding Club in the farming community of Pontotoc, to celebrate the holiday.

Louisiana Eats: Celebrating Freedom, Fortitude and Food

Poppy Tooker

Since 2021, June 19th – or Juneteenth as it's popularly known – has been a federal holiday commemorating the end of enslavement in the United States. On this week's show, we celebrate the day with a trio of African American chefs who discuss the inspiration they draw from their spiritual ancestors.