Juneteenth celebration

Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States and is celebrated annually on June 19th to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States.  Here at my senior center, we will have a special celebration today sponsored by our African-American neighbors.  Genies, who lives above me, ordered wristbands like these to give people, and I'm still deciding which of my shirts or blouses to wear today.

Added later:  I decided to wear BLACK jeans with a short YELLOW shirt over a longer GREEN shirt (so green showed at the neck, arms, and bottom) with a RED hat on my head.  Genies also gave out pins to wear on our shirts.

Let's celebrate!

According to Wikipedia, Juneteenth is officially known as Juneteenth National Independence Day.  It is a federal holiday in the United States and is celebrated annually on June 19th to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. Today is June 19, so it's the day to celebrate in 2024.

Added later:  A big crowd showed up for the Juneteenth documentary we watched this afternoon in our Community Room.  More than they expected, actually!  Afterwards, we ate red velvet cupcakes and strawberries.