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Juneteenth: Celebrating — and calling for reparations

In Newark, the holiday was marked at two different events

Aired 06/19/2023

NJ Spotlight News

Juneteenth: Celebrating — and calling for reparations

Clip: 6/19/2023 | 4m 14sVideo has Closed Captions

In Newark, the holiday was marked at two different events

Juneteenth was marked at Harriet Tubman Square in Newark Monday with a celebration full of music and dance. Organizers said having the event there paid tribute to a woman who helped free so many Americans. At a rally nearby, members of the People’s Organization for Progress marked Juneteenth with calls for reparations for Black Americans.

Aired 06/19/2023

NJ Spotlight News is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS

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