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June 19, 2019
Mississippi
Alberta
North Portland
Vancouver
East County
Beaverton
Celebrating Juneteenth
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Community shines at Clara Peoples Freedom Trail Parade
Members of the community group Brown Girl Rise participate in Saturday’s annual
Juneteenth Parade on Northeast Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Ms. Global United 2018-19 Marnett Lewis (left) and Miss Black Oregon US
Ambassador 2019 Arya Morman are special Juneteenth guests of honor.
Miss Juneteenth Oregon 2019 Aceia Spade and Little Miss Juneteenth 2019
RinaTchivandja, age 12, ride atop an open convertible.
Portland’s North Star championship basketball team marches in honor.
The King Sun School Drill Team marches in the Juneteenth Clara Peoples Freedom
Trail Parade.
New Portland Fire
& Rescue Chief
Sara Boone gets
introduced to the
community.
Dr. Audry Terrell Institute representatives put the spotlight on learning and overcom-
ing life’s challenges.