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Ypsilanti’s Annual Juneteenth Celebration
June 19–21. Three-day celebration of the anniversary of the first reading in Texas of the Emancipation Proclamation, on June 19, 1865—more than 2 years after it was signed by President Lincoln. Today: Ypsi’s first-ever Juneteenth parade is led by Ypsilanti mayor Nicole Brown, Washtenaw County commissioner Crystal Lyte, and community organizer Trisché Duckworth. Followed by entertainment by DJ BUff1 and R&B by Detroit soul singer Alise King. Food and drink concessions. Bring your own chair. 5:30 p.m., University Bank Commerce Center parking lot, 301 W. Michigan Ave., Ypsi. Free. For schedule details, see survivorsspeak.info/ypsi-juneteenth.
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