More than 1,000 people gathered in Sandy Springs for the city’s annual Juneteenth celebration. The evening featured music, dance, spoken word, food and community both inside the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center and outside on the City Green. Slide photos above to see images. Now in its third year, the indoor celebration was spearheaded by […]
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As of today, June 17, Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday. President Joe Biden signed a bill into law declaring Juneteenth as the nation’s 12th federal holiday, the newest one in 38 years. “Juneteenth marks both a long hard night of slavery and subjugation and a promise of a brighter morning to come,” Biden said […]
