Juneteenth Lima brought the community together in downtown Lima with music, food, vendors and family activities while organizers announced plans to launch a scholarship initiative through the organization's new nonprofit status.
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Junteenth Lima will host its annual celebration featuring a parade, live entertainment, arts, food and family activities.
Organizers say the event is designed to bring the community together while commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.
LIMA, Ohio (WLIO) - The annual Juneteenth Lima celebration took place on Saturday. Residents gathered downtown to celebrate Black history, cul…
“Something that people need to learn and understand is what it really means to celebrate this,” said Marc Wright, Juneteenth Committee Chair. “It's unity. It's education, you know, so and all about, you know, learning about what happened. How can we grow? How can we all be in this world together? And, you know, just love each other at the end of the day.”
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - For the first time, the Juneteenth Lima celebration was held at downtown's new Greater Lima Region Park and Amphitheater. Re…
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Lima's Juneteenth celebration returns this summer with more to do and a new location.
It was a celebration not only to bring people together but also the African American culture in downtown Lima Saturday afternoon. The organize…
Juneteenth Chair Marc Wright explains, “This is fun, it’s entertaining, it’s about learning about other cultures. Just really a celebration of that culture as very important in our community to ensure that we are speaking and learning about different cultures in our community to bring unity and celebrating us is the main focus of this.”