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Juneteenth, also known as Black Independence Day, will be marked around Portland with a weekend full of events.
Driving the news: June 19 marks the day in 1865 when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, learned they were free.
Here a few local events worth checking out:
💅🏾 Keep it fabulous at Style, Story & Legacy, a night of fashion, comedy and celebration of Black drag history at Race Talks PDX, tonight at 7pm.
🚴🏿♂️ Celebrate on two wheels with the Black Liberation Ride, pedaling out of Irving Park tomorrow at 6:30pm.
🥁 Take in live music, dancers and a march through North Portland at the 54th annual Juneteenth Oregon Festival and Clara Peoples Freedom Trail Parade, starting at 11am Saturday at King Elementary School.
Find a full list of Juneteenth events in Portland and beyond here.
