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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:150%;"><h1 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 130%;">Columbia celebrates Juneteenth with multiple events</h1>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display: inline;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Columbia community will celebrate and commemorate the Juneteenth holiday with an array of events over the next month:</span></p>
<p><strong><br />Saturday, June 1</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Juneteenth Kickoff Music Celebration - Columbia NAACP, 4 p.m., Second Baptist Church, 407 E. Broadway</span></p>
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<p><strong>Tuesday, June 4</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Juneteenth Performance - Bobby Norfolk, 6:30 p.m., Armory Sports and Recreation Center, 701 E. Ash</span></p>
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<p><strong>Thursday, June 6</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Juneteenth Screening - Short Film "Our America: Black Freedom," 6:30 p.m., Armory Sports and Recreation Center, 701 E. Ash</span></p>
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<p><strong>Saturday, June 8</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Parks and Recreation - DJ in Douglass Park, 6 p.m., Douglass Park, 400 N. Providence</span></p>
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<p><strong>Saturday, June 15</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- CoMo Juneteenth Parade, 9 a.m., the parade will proceed down Broadway downtown </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Juneteenth Community Celebration, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., 5th Street in downtown Columbia</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Break the Chains, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Douglass Park, 400 N. Providence</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Juneteenth - Freedom Day, 5-8 p.m., Shelter Gardens, 1817 W. Broadway</span></p>
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<p><strong>Sunday, June 16</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Columbia Cemetery United States Colored Troops Memorial Tour, 2 p.m., Columbia Cemetery, 30 E. Broadway</span></p>
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<p><strong>Wednesday, June 19</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- "Let Freedom Ring" Gospel Celebration and Minority Vendor Show Expo, 2-8 p.m. with gospel at 6 p.m., Urban Empowerment, 2404 Industrial Dr.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- CoMo Juneteenth Community Luncheon, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Douglass Park, 400 N. Providence</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Columbia's 5th Annual Juneteenth Event by The Village, noon to 7 p.m., Cosmo Park, 1615 Business Loop 70 W.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Powerhouse Annual Juneteenth Event, noon to 5 p.m., Cosmo Park, 1615 Business Loop 70 W.</span></p>
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<p><strong>Thursday, June 20</strong></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">- Juneteenth Jamboree Family Fun Fest, 6-8 p.m., Cosmo Park, 1615 Business Loop 70 W.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Additional information on Juneteenth events can be found online at </span><a style="white-space:nowrap" href="https://www.visitcolumbiamo.com/juneteenth/2024/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://www.visitcolumbiamo.com/juneteenth/2024/</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. </span></p></div>
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