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Metro

Juneteenth reconcilation, a vigil to remember the path of progress

Daegan Beus
By Daegan Beus
June 30, 2025 12:23 PM
A Juneteenth reconciliation vigil at Salt Lake City’s International Peace Gardens blended drumming, storytelling and calls for unity as community leaders emphasized healing, reflection and resistance to political efforts to roll back diversity and inclusion across Utah.
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Campus

BYU brings community together to celebrate, honor Juneteenth

Rachel Ravsten
By Rachel Ravsten
June 20, 2025 12:06 PM
In honor of Juneteenth, BYU invited the surrounding community to gather at the Helaman Fields on June 19 to foster remembrance and unity.
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Campus

BYU Office of Belonging gathers students in unity at Juneteenth celebration

By Christian Salazar
June 19, 2025 07:00 AM
More than 200 students gathered at the BYU Wilkinson Student Center on June 18 for the Office of Belonging's third annual Juneteenth celebration.
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Campus Events

Acknowledging freedom: BYU celebrates Juneteenth

Emily May
By Emily May
June 17, 2024 12:00 AM
The second annual Acknowledge event, hosted by the BYU Sorensen Center for Moral and Ethical Leadership, celebrated Black freedom and Juneteenth on Friday, June 14, at Helaman Fields.
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Campus Events

BYU's Juneteenth celebration invites students to honor family roots

By Joe Wirthlin
June 21, 2023 12:00 AM
BYU students, faculty and guests gathered in the Wilkinson Student Center to celebrate Juneteenth and remember their ancestors on June 20.
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Local

Utah to celebrate Juneteenth

By Kristine Kim
June 15, 2021 12:00 AM
Salt Lake City will be celebrating Juneteenth throughout the month of June, with several different events planned.
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Featured

What is Juneteenth?

By Lisi Merkley
June 19, 2020 12:00 AM
The recent protests and calls for changes to policing and racism in the U.S. have brought new attention to the Juneteenth holiday, but many Americans don't know what the date celebrates.
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Local

HB338 'Juneteenth' passes committee in goal to become state-recognized holiday

By Jaren Wood
February 25, 2016 12:00 AM
The sponsor of HB338 is trying to make 'Juneteenth,' a day commemorating the abolition of slavery, an official day of state observance in Utah.
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