Juneteenth Parade and Unity walk highlights Cheatham and Ford

LOCAL EVENTS

The Juneteenth Foundation held its annual Unity Walk and Parade on the National holiday. Juneteenth is a celebration of when enslaved people in Texas were finally freed by executive decree on June 19, 1865, according to the National Museum of African American History & Culture website.

This year, the monthlong celebration honored two prominent Black women in the community — Georgia Hoodye Cheatham and Reverend Willie Mae Ford.