Denver Juneteenth News Today

Over the weekend, Denver7 asked people at Denver's Juneteenth Music Festival to open up about issues they are facing. They shared hopeful opinions about racial progress in recent years but many struck a cautious tone particularly around the pain of ever-rising costs in the Denver metro area.

This is the first year people in Colorado will celebrate Juneteenth as an official state holiday to commemorate the end of slavery.

Welton Street Renaissance project seeking corporate sponsorships and donations Community working to bring life back to the Five Points area through Welton Street Renaissance Project. and last updated 2021-03-04 22:52:39-05 DENVER — In past ten years, Denvers historically Black Five Points neighborhood has been known for its changing demographics and gentrification, but now a group of young leaders hope to restore the area to its vibrancy of the past. The 2020 cohort of the Downtown Denve...

Denver to recognize Juneteenth as an official commemorative holiday Denver7 and last updated 2021-02-24 09:23:34-05 DENVER (AP) — The Denver City Council has declared Juneteenth an official commemorative holiday in the city, elevating the commemoration of the end of slavery in the U.S. from the status of a ceremonial holiday. The Denver Post reported the council passed a bill to set an annual official observance of Juneteenth on the Saturday closest to June 19. Juneteenth celebrates the ...