Cook County To Kick Off Week Of Juneteenth Celebrations On Monday
CHICAGO (CBS) -- On Monday, Cook County will kick off a weeklong celebration of Juneteenth.
This is the first year that Juneteenth will be a paid Cook County holiday.
Virtual events Monday through Wednesday will include panel discussions on issues important to the Black community – from justice and education to culture, health, and wealth.
On Thursday, there will be a health fair at Malcolm X College on the Near West Side, and on Friday, there will be a Black culture caravan, also at Malcolm X.
Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when the last enslaved people were freed in Texas – two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
More information is available at JuneteenthIllinois.com.
