Oakland's Fifth Annual Juneteenth celebration was held in Oakland's Town Jubilee on Wednesday.
Juneteenth was a holiday once celebrated primarily by African Americans here in the United States, but celebrations have grown since it became a federally recognized holiday in 2021.June 19th honors the enslaved people who learned about their freedom 159 years ago, and the day that many Black people in the U.S. consider to be their own Independence Day.
"I'm very proud to receive an award on a day like today... I hope that our ancestors are proud of what we're accomplishing here in Oakland," Nichols said. You may see people enjoying red drinks and fruit as part of Juneteenth celebrations. That is symbolic of the bloodshed lost in the struggle for freedom and the joy and courage it took for the ancestors to keep going.
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