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A Walk Through Denver’s Juneteenth Past and Present
FromCity Cast Denver
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Length:
18 minutes
Released:
Jun 17, 2021
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Podcast episode
Description
The City of Denver finally recognized Juneteenth as a commemorative holiday earlier this year. But for many Denverites, it’s always been a big deal. The Juneteenth Music Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and every year the event gets bigger and the message gets stronger. And as we learned this week, it’s something of a family affair for organizer Norman Harris III. City Cast Denver producer Xandra McMahon tagged along with Norman as he made some final preparations for the concert, parade, and food festival. So take a trip down Welton Street with Norman and Xandra, and hear about the festival’s humble beginnings in a building developed by Norman’s grandfather and what it means to Norman to see Juneteenth become what it is today.
Check out the full slate of events for this year’s Juneteenth Music Festival: https://www.juneteenthmusicfestival.com/
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Check out the full slate of events for this year’s Juneteenth Music Festival: https://www.juneteenthmusicfestival.com/
Don’t miss another morning with the City Cast Denver newsletter! Subscribe here: https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/
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Released:
Jun 17, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
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