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Juneteenth celebrations adapt after corporate sponsors pull support
- Juneteenth celebrations take place nationally on June 19 to commemorate the 1865 freeing of enslaved people in Texas.
- This year, many events face cuts as companies and governments withdraw diversity funding amid political and economic pressures.
- Organizers report fewer sponsors, canceled grants including $25,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts, and scaled-back festivals.
- Norman Harris said sponsors "pulled back their investments" while marketing professor Sonya Grier noted economic uncertainty limits company support.
- Reduced funding suggests ongoing challenges for Juneteenth events, but organizers like the Cooper Family Foundation vow to continue celebrating the holiday.
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Juneteenth and LGBTQ+ Pride celebrations lose sponsors as companies drop DEI
As dozens of corporations pull their sponsorships from LGBTQ+ Pride events, several more companies and even local governments have also stopped supporting Juneteenth celebrations.Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and politics. Sign up for The Advocate's email newsletter.More than a dozen companies have backed out of the Juneteenth Music Festival in Denver, executive director Norman Harris recently told The Associated Press. In Colorado Spri…
Party on your own dime: "Juneteenth" celebrations adapt after corporate sponsors pull support
Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the country reconsider their support for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. Canceled federal grants and businesses moving away from so-called brand activism have hit the bottom line of parades and other events heading into Thursday's federal holiday, which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States. The shrin…
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