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This week, the University of Kentucky and surrounding communities will celebrate Juneteenth — the federal holiday that commemorates the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans — with a variety of community events.

Virginia is in its third year of recognizing Juneteenth as an official state holiday and is celebrating the holiday all month long.

Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Jubilee Day, is now officially recognized as a national holiday. Here's why Juneteenth is celebrated and what it means.

The Juneteenth flag, designed by Ben Haith, contains colors and symbols that represent freedom, possibility and opportunity.

President Joe Biden and Governor Tony Evers combined ordered to fly flags at half-staff totaled 92 days throughout 2021.

President Joe Biden and Governor Tony Evers combined ordered to fly flags at half-staff totaled 92 days throughout 2021.

President Joe Biden and Governor Tony Evers combined ordered to fly flags at half-staff totaled 92 days throughout 2021.

President Joe Biden and Governor Tony Evers combined ordered to fly flags at half-staff totaled 92 days throughout 2021.

President Joe Biden and Governor Tony Evers combined ordered to fly flags at half-staff totaled 92 days throughout 2021.

>> reporter: that last point there is really the most important one because that has come up all throughout the day today that this holiday is coming in a national backdrop of a fight for voting rights, of a continued push for racial justice here and while people are grateful that in the wake of george floyds murder that juneteenth and other elements of black history have been brought to the forefront in this country, many people tell me that they feel that this country has so much further to go...