Juneteenth, the newly official federal holiday recognizing the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans, was last Sunday (June 19th), and Sioux Falls celebrated the event with the annual Sioux Falls Juneteenth Festival this weekend at Kenny Anderson Park, next to Washington High School.
Food, music and fellowship on hand as people of all ages and ethnicities were welcomed Saturday to celebrate a day that’s long been an important one in African-American history, and is finally being recognized as an important...