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Parties & Events
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520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204 • 503-796-9250
A full service
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•Anniversaries
• Weddings
Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm
Saturday 9am til 2pm.
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Owner, Operator
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email: avalonflowers@msn.com
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Cafe at Miracles
in The Miracles Club Bldg.
Juneteenth Honors Black Pioneers
J uneteenth Oregon celebrated the
African American path to freedom
Saturday from emancipation to the
achievements of Oregon’s own
black pioneers.
The annual event started with a
parade along Northeast Martin
Luther King Jr. Boulevard and pro­
ceeded to Legacy Emanuel Field for
a day-long celebration of live music,
games, children’s activities and
delicious food.
Actors portraying prominent fig­
ures in the struggle for freedom -
including Frederick Douglas, So­
journer Truth, Carter G. Woodson,
William Steele, Madame CJ Walker
and Beatrice Canady - gave pre- pau/ Knauts o f Geneva >s s h e a r pe rfe ctio n B arber a n d .M o th e r o f
Dintt , o nS tha" kS 10 the Oregon Ju n e te e n th ' in P ortla nd C lara P eoples ride in style d u rin g the
Black Pioneers.
Juneteenth parade. '
M u sicia ns play
tra d itio n a l A frican
in s tru m e n ts along
the Juneteenth
parade route.
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4 2 0 0 NE MLK Jr. Blvd
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Come See Us @
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R epresentatives
from the Freema­
sons and Eastern
S tars o f the 'Sons
o f H a iti' M asonic
Lodge on North
M is s is s ip p i Avenue
g re e t sp e ctato rs a t
the Juneteenth
celebration along
M artin Luther King
Boulevard.