Juneteenth celebrations in Grand Rapids kicked off Thursday, June 19, in southeast Grand Rapids with a parade along Eastern Avenue, followed by traditional music, dance and vendor displays in ...

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Multiple organizations in the region are hosting events to celebrate Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. June 19, 1865, marks ...

Posted: Jun 19, 2025 / 08:43 AM EDT Updated: Jun 19, 2025 / 06:25 PM EDT GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — People in West Michigan celebrated Juneteenth Thursday with events happening all over.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — In 2021, Juneteenth was officially made a federal holiday in the United States. Today, Grand Rapids is marking the occasion with various celebrations.

In addition to this celebration, Grand Rapids hosts various other events marking Juneteenth. Earlier Thursday, the Afro Gaga Parade and Celebration, organized by the West Michigan Jewels of Africa ...

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As Juneteenth approaches, George A. Bayard III, executive director and curator of the Grand Rapids African American Museum and Archives, says the holiday can drive meaningful awareness, particularl… ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — This Thursday is Juneteenth, marking the day when the last enslaved people in the United States, located in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free. The news came on June ...

Rhaeven Richardson plays the African drums during Thursday’s eighth annual Grand Rapids Community Juneteenth celebration in Grand Rapids, Mich. Rhaeven Richardson plays the African drums during ...

If you're hoping to get involved, there are multiple Juneteenth events in Grand Rapids, like the Justice 4 All Juneteenth Jam at Calder Plaza, a special scholarship event at the Grand Rapids Art ...

Bridget Brink, who stepped down as U.S. ambassador to Ukraine this year in protest of what she said was President Donald Trump’s unfair treatment of the the war-torn country, says she’s ...