The sun was shining on Saturday as people gathered on 2nd Street in downtown Davenport for the Quad Cities’ annual Juneteenth Festival. The location was different this year — it’s traditionally been held in LeClaire Park, closer to the river — but the celebration was the same as always, with music, dance, speeches, food and […]
Iowa Juneteenth
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Juneteenth 2025 events in eastern and central Iowa
Juneteenth is this Thursday, June 19, and there will be commemorations, celebrations, forums and other events marking the historic holiday in Iowa both on and around the day. Here are 20 events worth checking out. Iowa City area Monday-Friday, June 16-20, Juneteenth 2025 presented by The Black Voices Project, South District Market parking lot Thursday, […]
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This Juneteenth comes at a critical moment for freedom, truth and civil rights protections in Iowa
“All Quad Citizens Come Celebrate Freedom,” the posters said, inviting people to a two-day celebration of Juneteenth in Davenport in 1989. The street-fest that year on Saturday, June 17 and the history-themed event on Sunday, June 18 made up the first community celebration in Iowa of Juneteenth to grow into an annual event. Thirty-five years […]
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Five questions with Iowa Juneteenth T-Shirt Contest winner, Jaemal Sullivan
A man with more skills than he can account for pushed himself to the next level by entering the new Iowa Juneteenth T-Shirt Contest. Jaemal Sullivan didn’t know if he had a chance to come out on top, but it surely felt good when he did. Sullivan’s winning design, a Black power fist emblazoned with […]
