Utahns across the state gathered Wednesday to celebrate Juneteenth, the state and federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. Although the State of Utah ...

Betty Sawyer, executive director of the Project Success Coalition and Utah Juneteenth Freedom & Heritage Festival, hugs Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall during the flag-raising ceremony for ...

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SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — June 19 and the festivities surrounding it hold deep significance for the African American communities across the United States. It’s a historic day known as Juneteenth. Even ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Members of Utah's Black community joined together and sang "Lift Every Voice and Sing," raising the Juneteenth flag over the Salt Lake City & County Building. "The occasion is always ...

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Gov. Spencer Cox and Rep. Sandra Hollins, who helped pass the state’s recognition of Juneteenth into law, both spoke at the event. Odgen • Music and laughter sounded through the Ogden Amphitheater on ...

SALT LAKE CITY — Juneteenth brought Salt Lake City residents together on Thursday to commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. "The day of Jubilee, it goes by freedom day as well," said ...

SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) — The Utah Legislature has given approval to designating Juneteenth as a state holiday in Utah. House Bill 238, sponsored by Rep. Sandra Hollins (D-Salt Lake City) and Sen. Jake ...

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Thursday signed a law to make Juneteenth National Freedom Day a state holiday, a day commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. Also known as June Nineteenth, the holiday ...