Aurora will conclude a week of activities to honor Juneteenth with two events on the holiday itself on Wednesday.
Young people participate in a breakout session at last year’s Aurora Juneteenth Youth Summit. This year’s youth summit will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday in downtown Aurora. That event will be followed by the annual Juneteenth Flag-Raising Ceremony at 1 p.m. at One Aurora Plaza downtown.
The event will include workshops on college planning, financial preparation, interacting with the police and a conversation with Black superintendents of Aurora school districts, according to the release. The flag-raising ceremony at One Aurora Plaza, 8 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora, will feature a presentation of the annual proclamation and heritage awards, guest speakers Maj. Gen. Rodney Boyd, commander of the Illinois National Guard and the first Black person to hold the post, and ABC 7 News Culture and Race Reporter Jasmine Minor; and entertainment from saxophonist Derek Tate, Dream Dance Academy and 40+ Double Dutch Club, city officials said.
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