Today (June 19), we are celebrating Juneteeth! To celebrate, we are highlighting some black-owned businesses to support on this special day, as well as some special events that are going on at this time.
New York
4 PM
Juneteenth march in memory for Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade and more
Start Tillary Street and Boerum Place, ends at the Brooklyn Bridge
Juneteenth march and celebration
Irving Square Park
Juneteenth friends and family meet-up and rally
Flushing Meadows Park
4:30 PM
Juneteenth Drum Walk
Meet at Malcolm X and Macon streets, walk and dance to Tompkins Avenue and Macon Street
Celebrate Freedom: Safe space to express and release
Fort Greene Park
5 PM
Juneteenth flag-raising ceremony with East Orange Mayor Ted Green and City Council
East Orange City Hall – 44 City Hall Plaza, East Orange, NJ
5:15 PM
Candlelight vigil honoring victims of police brutality
SUNY Downstate Medical Center – 450 Clarkson Ave.
6 PM
Break the Chains with Love march
Meet at Brooklyn Bridge Park
All Black Lives Matter bike protest
Starts at the Brooklyn Museum
Juneteenth Black Souls remembrance
Prospect Park
Juneteenth Long Island Unity March
Meet-up spots: Amityville Memorial High School (6 p.m.); Massapequa High School (7 p.m.); Tackapausha Museum and Preserve (7:50 p.m.)
TODAY IS ALSO A GREAT DAY TO CELEBRATE BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES & SMALL BUSINESSES!