Sonoma County Celebrates Juneteenth


IMG 2821The Sonoma County Juneteenth Committee will host its celebration over zoom this year. Nancy Rogers has served as the chair of the festival for the past twenty years.  KRCB’s Adia White spoke with her to learn more.
 
  
 
 
Register for the celebration HERE. See a list of Juneteenth celebrations in Sonoma County HERE. 
 
(Image: A Black Lives Matter floral arrangement created during a protest in Old Courthouse Square.) 

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