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Community organizers share details for local Juneteenth events, and authors Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling and Mima Tipper tell us about their new books.

Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States, and a handful of communities around Vermont are holding celebrations.

After being swept away during July 2023 flooding, the yurt was relocated to North Branch Nature Center and will be used as a space for people of color to gather in nature.

Juneteenth, a holiday celebrating the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States, is Wednesday, June 19, and there are events across the state to celebrate.

An outside review of the city of Burlington’s recent Juneteenth events didn’t find any evidence of embezzlement or fraud, but said there appeared to be “mis-management or carelessness� leading up to the 2022 Juneteenth event. The former head of the city's Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging department says she wasn't part of planning that event and left months before it happened.

This year is the third annual Juneteenth Sails on Lake Champlain, a free sailing and storytelling celebration for Black Vermonters.

The Old Stone House Museum celebrates Juneteenth this year by opening the new exhibit, “A Call to Serve: Vermont and Unexpected Voices from the Civil War.� Juneteenth is the anniversary of the day the last enslaved people in the U.S. learned of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Burlington’s second annual Juneteenth celebration kicks off this weekend with a new theme: love in the face of adversity.The Racial Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Office will be hosting the celebration of African American culture with musical performances, art installations, and educational opportunities.

Co-host Connor Cyrus talks with Reggie Condra, host of the podcast “Brown ‘n Out,� about what Pride Month and Juneteenth mean to him.

Co-host Mikaela Lefrak talks with VPR's Myra Flynn and storyteller Ferene Paris Meyer about Juneteenth and what it means to them.