President Joe Biden will host the White House's first big Juneteenth celebration, a concert featuring performances by Oscar-winning singer Jennifer Hudson, hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man and marching bands from historically black universities in Tennessee and Maryland.
Vice President Kamala Harris will kick off the South Lawn event at 7:00 pm EDT , with Biden to speak near the end of an event that the White House has described as a "celebration of community, culture and music."
Other performers include dance group Step Afrika!, singer Ledisi, choirs from more historically black colleges and universities, and a Broadway choir. "As the president has said, it's not enough to just commemorate Juneteenth. To honor the true meaning of Juneteenth, we must not rest until we deliver the promise of America for all Americans," she told reporters.a federal holiday
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