The first Virtual Juneteenth celebration will feature one-hour concerts that will appear on area community cable outlets, YouTube and Vimeo starting June 19.
TO GETTING OUTSIDE TO ENJOYTHE WARMTH AND - IF WE'RELUCKY - THE SUNSHINE.BUT THISWEEKEND, YOU CAN ENJOY THECINCINNATI JUNETEENTH FESTIVALWITHOUT EVEN LEAVING HOME.THEFESTIVAL HAS GONE VIRTUALBECAUSE OF THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.STARTING FRIDAY ANDCONTINUING THROUGH THEWEEKEND, HOUR-LONG CONCERTSWILL BE AVAILABLE ON LOCALCABLE ACCESS CHANNELS AND ONSOCIAL MEDIA.YOU'RE SEEING ABIT OF A PREVIEW ON YOURSCREEN NOW.FESTIVAL ORGANIZERLYDIA MORGAN SAYS THE PROTESTSFOR RACIAL JUSTICE IN RECENTWEEKS MAKE IT THE PERFECT TIMETO CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH."When everything played outthe way it did, it was like,whoa, you know, God justpushed us in the rightdirection."GOING VIRTUAL ISN'TTHE ONLY FIRST FOR THIS YEAR'SJUNETEENTH CELEBRATION.ONFRIDAY, CITY LEADERS WILL ONFRIDAY, CITY LEADERS WILLRAISE A JUNETEENTH FLAG ATCINCINNATI CITY HALL FOR THEFIRST TIME, TOO.YOU CAN READMORE ABOUT THAT - AND HOW TOBE PART
Here's how Cincinnati celebrated Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating the news of the end of American slavery.
