Jun 7, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Biden administration announces Juneteenth concert at White House

Jacob Knutson

The Tennessee State University marching band performing at the White House in 2023.

The Biden administration will host a concert on the White House's South Lawn to celebrate Juneteenth later this month, it announced on Friday.

Why it matters: It will be the second Juneteenth concert held at the White House since President Biden signed bipartisan legislation in 2021 establishing it as the nation's 11th federal holiday.

It will also take place during Black Music Month, known as African-American Music Appreciation Month, which was first recognized as a national monthlong observance in 2000.

Zoom in: The Monday concert will feature R&B artists the "Godmother of Soul" Patti LaBelle, the "Empress of Soul" Gladys Knight and Charlie Wilson and American country singer–songwriter Brittney Spencer, who was featured on Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter" earlier this year.

It will also feature artists Raheem DeVaughn, Kirk Franklin, Doug E. Fresh, Anthony Hamilton, Patina Miller, Trombone Shorty, comedian Roy Wood, Jr. and the U.S. Marine Band.

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