Samantha Tobin, left, Skye Nguyen, center, and Danii Marie Mayfield, from Destined to Dance Studio, perform during the Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom at Boisseranc Park in Buena Park, CA, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
April Miller, also known as Peaches, performs with Diamond Singers during the Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom at Boisseranc Park in Buena Park, CA, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Janice Brown and her husband, Robert Rendon dance as Neyah Rose sings Lift Every Voice and Sing during the Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom at Boisseranc Park in Buena Park, CA, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Neyah Rose sings Lift Every Voice and Sing during the Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom at Boisseranc Park in Buena Park, CA, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The Juneteenth flag flutters in the wind during the Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom at Boisseranc Park in Buena Park, CA, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Rev. Kenneth C. Curry, Jr. from the Friendship Baptist Church in Yorba Linda, speaks during the Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom at Boisseranc Park in Buena Park, CA, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Diamond Singers perform during the Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom at Boisseranc Park in Buena Park, CA, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Samantha Tobin, left, Skye Nguyen, center, and Danii Marie Mayfield, from Destined to Dance Studio, perform during the Juneteenth Celebration of Freedom at Boisseranc Park in Buena Park, CA, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
It was a “celebration of freedom” Wednesday night as Buena Park held its inaugural Juneteenth event.
A federal holiday, Juneteenth commemorates the day enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free — the last group to learn so, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.
At Boisseranc Park on Wednesday evening, June 19, the city held its first Juneteenth event with live music, food trucks, and vendors. Friendship Baptist Church’s Rev. Kenneth C. Curry, Jr. gave the keynote address.
If you missed out on Buena Park’s event, some cities are holding more Juneteenth celebrations over the weekend. Be sure to check your city’s events calendar.
