White House Plans To Host Juneteenth Celebration

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White House Plans To Host Juneteenth Celebration


For the second 12 months in a row, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden might be internet hosting a Juneteenth live performance on June 10 to have fun America’s latest vacation.

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As beforehand reported, Biden formally made Juneteenth a nationwide vacation in June 2021. The vacation honors Black historical past, celebrates how far we’ve come, and acknowledges the work but to be accomplished.

TSR Exclusive: White House to Throw Star-Studded Juneteenth Celebration
President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris, lawmakers, and visitors, indicators the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act Bill on Thursday, June 17, 2021, within the East Room of the White House. Photo by Chandler West.

Since taking workplace, President Biden has labored to advance racial fairness and make sure the promise of America for Black Americans. The Biden-Harris Administration has made ongoing efforts to advance fairness and alternative for Black Americans and communities throughout the nation.

These efforts embody rising financial alternatives for Black households, pouring assets into Black companies, growing entry to housing and concentrating on discrimination within the housing market, and guaranteeing equitable alternatives for Black college students.

An in depth reality sheet on the administration’s ongoing efforts is accessible HERE.

TSR Exclusive: White House to Throw Star-Studded Juneteenth Celebration
President Biden shakes arms with comic Roy Wood Jr. on the 2023 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday, April 29, 2023. Photo by Erin Scott

Details On This Year’s Juneteenth Celebration At The White House

This 12 months’s live performance celebration will even happen throughout Black Music Month. It might be held on the South Lawn of the White House and have a stacked record of Black artists who’ve every made their mark on the tradition in studios, pulpits, and phases over their profitable careers. This record contains:

  • Patti LaBelle
  • Gladys Knight
  • Charlie Wilson
  • Kirk Franklin
  • Anthony Hamilton
  • Brittney Spencer
  • Trombone Shorty
  • Raheem Devaughn
  • Doug E. Fresh
  • Patina Miller
  • Roy Wood, Jr.

Roommates, are you excited to see what’s in retailer for Juneteenth’s fourth celebration as an official nationwide vacation? Let us know your plans to honor our historical past within the feedback!

TSR Exclusive: White House to Throw Star-Studded Juneteenth Celebration
President Biden presents the National Medal of Arts to singer Gladys Knight on March 21, 2023. Photo by Adam Schultz.

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