City of Brookhaven celebrates Juneteenth

Brookhaven, GA, June 5, 2024 – The City of Brookhaven will celebrate Juneteenth with an event at Skyland Park, 2600 Skyland Drive, in Brookhaven on Tuesday, June 18, from 5 - 8 p.m.. This event aims to recognize and celebrate the heritage and resilience of the African American community.

The event will include the following performances and activities:

• A Juneteenth proclamation presentation
• 40+Double Dutch Club performance (6 - 7 p.m.)
• Harambee Dance Company (7 – 8 p.m.)
• Face painting
• Book drive and giveaway
• Lynnwood Park Foundation informational table
• An African American-owned food truck – Hungry Hippo Eats

President Joe Biden signed a bill to establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States on June 9, 2021. The holiday commemorates June 19, 1865: the day that Union Army Major General Gordon Granger rode into Galveston, Texas, and informed slaves about their emancipation. More than two years earlier, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863.

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