Zanu, center, attends the Juneteenth Freedom March & Celebration in Seattle on June 19, 2020. The event was hosted by King County Equity Now Coalition, an alliance of Black-led community organizations. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)
Zanu, center, attends the Juneteenth Freedom March & Celebration in Seattle on June 19, 2020. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)
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How to celebrate Juneteenth 2021 in the Seattle area

Juneteenth, short for “June 19,” is a celebration of freedom for Black communities. Here are ideas for celebrating the holiday in Seattle, as well as a list of Juneteenth events.

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In this photo taken Sunday, May 17, 2020, a truck from Canada heads to the single open lane heading into the U.S. at the Peace Arch border crossing in Blaine, Wash. Canada announced Friday it is extending border restrictions on nonessential travel with the United States until July 21. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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Mayor Jenny Durkan and Seattle police chief Carmen Best, left, bring the public up to date after an early morning raid by Seattle police that emptied out the area around 12th ave and E Pine outside the Seattle Police East Precinct and also Cal Anderson Park. 214402
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Seattle Firefighter and EMT Garth Stroyan administers a COVID-19 vaccination for Asya Strounine, 13, an eighth grader Jane Addams Middle School, at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle, Thursday, June 10, 2021. (Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)
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Laila Ward, left, and her grandmother Roberta Ward take a photo with People enjoying themselves at Pike Place Market, where commerce, tourism and the Seattle spirit is rekindling as we look forward to the state’s economic and social reopening. The Market is a place where all these things intersect. Washington state nears 70% vaccination threshold.
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FOR TZR An analysis of 6.3 million online job ads showed Washington uses jargon in job ads more than any other state in the U.S. Per 1,000 job ads, 598 contained complicated words and phrases that conveyed little meaning. (Courtesy of Canva)
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FILE — Police leave after clearing protesters from the street during demonstrations outside of the Portland Police Bureau’s north precinct in Portland, Ore., early Aug. 24, 2020. A group of about 50 police officers who had served voluntarily on a specialized crowd control unit in Portland have stepped down from the squad after a year of sometimes violent clashes with protesters, the city’s Police Department said on Thursday, June 17, 2021. (David Ryder/The New York Times) XNYT163 XNYT163
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FILE – In this Feb. 13, 2021, file photo, U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, arrives at the start of the fifth day of the second impeachment trial of former President Trump at the Capitol in Washington. The Alaska Republican Party has not only censured Murkowski for voting to convict former President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial, but it also does not want her to identity as a GOP candidate in next year’s election, a member of the party’s State Central Committee said Tuesday, March 16, 2021. (Stefani Reynolds/Pool Photo via AP, File) FX201 FX201
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The missing mariner, identified by the Coast Guard as Pat O’Brien, had been on a trip from Freshwater Bay to Crescent Bay when his friends lost sight of him on his 14-foot skiff, according to the U.S. Coast Guard 13th District Pacific Northwest. O’Brien was last seen off the coast of Port Angeles Thursday afternoon.

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In this photo taken Sunday, May 17, 2020, a truck from Canada heads to the single open lane heading into the U.S. at the Peace Arch border crossing in Blaine, Wash. Canada announced Friday it is extending border restrictions on nonessential travel with the United States until July 21. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Zanu, center, attends the Juneteenth Freedom March & Celebration CQ in Seattle Friday, June 19, 2020. The event is hosted by King County Equity Now Coalition CQ, an alliance of Black-led community organizations. 214296

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Trayon Michael, a member of the Royal House of Noir, competes in face during the Royal Youth Kiki Ball outside the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Center in Seattle Saturday, June 5, 2021.
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University of Washington Master of Occupational Therapy (MOT) degree candidates gather for a group photo in front of Suzzallo Library. Mackenzie Koehler, left, Kori Wilson (with camera iPhone), Bernie Brady and Larissa Grieves are among the 24 in their class receiving degrees. The campus graduation ceremony is virtual again this year on Saturday. These students have already had a virtual commencement for the two dozen receiving MOTs> (The one person hidden, NO I.D.) They use the covered front entrance to shelter from the rain. (See more photos online) LO Linesonly Friday, June 11, 2021 217370
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The two-week-old penguin chick mistakes Dr. Karen Wolf’s finger for a piece of herring. Keepers and veterinary staff are hand-rearing the rare Magellanic chick back to good health after it was suffering from what appeared to be dehydration. Staff determined the chick needed extra assistance to survive including syringe feedings four times a day. It now weighs over one-pound. Dr. Wolf says, “without veterinary intervention the chick would not have survived. It was weak, dehydrated and unable to feed.” Feedings include a blend of herring and krill, vitamin supplements and herring with skin, bones and fins removed. Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium has fifteen Magellanic penguins in the colony. (Wolf is the head vet at PDZA) It’s the first penguin in the colony they’ve had to hand-feed. Ref to more photos online Linesonly Thursday June 10, 2021 217364
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Seahawks wide receiver DK Metcalf bobbles a pass but pulls it down as the Seattle Seahawks hold Organized Team Activities Thursday June 10, 2021 at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Renton. 217336
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