Hattiesburg Kicks Off Annual Juneteenth Parade on Saturday

Hattiesburg kicks off annual Juneteenth Parade on Saturday

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WHLT) - The City of Hattiesburg will hold its annual Juneteenth Parade on Saturday, June 14. The parade, which will start at 9:00 a.m., will begin on Katie Avenue and travel approximately two miles before ending at Vernon Dahmer Park, where the Juneteenth Festival will continue throughout the day. (Courtesy: City of Hattiesburg) Spectators are encouraged to arrive early, find a great spot along the route and join in the cele…

Celebrating Juneteenth: City of Pasadena, NAACP to host party

The city of Pasadena Parks, Recreation, and Community Services Department and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People are hosting a Juneteenth celebration from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at Pasadena City Hall, 100 N. Garfield…

Saturday to feature Juneteenth Parade and Celebration in Benton Harbor

Set for this Saturday is the eighth annual Benton Harbor Juneteenth Parade and Celebration. Juneteenth event co-chair Ethel Clark Griffin tells us the whole community is invited to come and celebrate history and emancipation at Dwight P. Mitchell City Center Park. Everything kicks off with the parade to the park. “At 1 p.m. we will start marching from the Whirlpool building on Main Street and we will march all the way down to the Dwight Mitchel…