New community center opens in Boise to commemorate Juneteenth

New community center opens in Boise to commemorate Juneteenth

(Brown Like Me)Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021 and marks the emancipation of the last slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865. A new community center is now opening in Boise on Ustick Road.Claire-Marie Owens is one of the community organizers for the space. She hopes it will become a third space for all Idahoans.“We don't do political work, but we are politicized by our nature. The truth is we're just trying to make a space for anybody in t…