Supervisor Holly Mitchell hosts Juneteenth resource fair in Carson
Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell hosted the 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration & Resource Fair at Victoria Community Regional Park
in Carson on Friday, June 21, 2024. (Photo by Brittany M. Solo, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Artist Christen Austin paints during the 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration & Resource Fair at Victoria Community Regional Park in Carson on Friday, June 21, 2024. (Photo by Brittany M. Solo, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Petra King writes on the board that freedom to her is “Human, God, Given Rights,” during the 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration & Resource Fair at Victoria Community Regional Park in Carson on Friday, June 21, 2024. (Photo by Brittany M. Solo, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Children enjoy the inflatable area during the 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration & Resource Fair at Victoria Community Regional Park in Carson on Friday, June 21, 2024. (Photo by Brittany M. Solo, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
The Budsoul band performs during the 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration & Resource Fair at Victoria Community Regional Park in Carson on Friday, June 21, 2024. (Photo by Brittany M. Solo, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Raven Mayers, 13, swings hard at the inflatable area during the 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration & Resource Fair at Victoria Community Regional Park in Carson on Friday, June 21, 2024. (Photo by Brittany M. Solo, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Suataute Neal, 4, enjoys the bubble area during the 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration & Resource Fair at Victoria Community Regional Park in Carson on Friday, June 21, 2024. (Photo by Brittany M. Solo, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
The crowd applauds Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell as she opened the 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration & Resource Fair at Victoria Community Regional Park in Carson on Friday, June 21, 2024. (Photo by Brittany M. Solo, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell hosted the 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration & Resource Fair at Victoria Community Regional Park
in Carson on Friday, June 21, 2024. (Photo by Brittany M. Solo, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell hosted the 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration & Resource Fair at Victoria Community Regional Park
in Carson on Friday, June 21, 2024. (Photo by Brittany M. Solo, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Garry Olive takes a selfie during the 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration & Resource Fair at Victoria Community Regional Park in Carson on Friday, June 21, 2024. (Photo by Brittany M. Solo, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Los Angeles County Supervisor Holly J. Mitchell hosted the 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration & Resource Fair at Victoria Community Regional Park
in Carson on Friday, June 21, 2024. (Photo by Brittany M. Solo, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
Singer Tanya Nolan performs during the 4th Annual Juneteenth Celebration & Resource Fair at Victoria Community Regional Park in Carson on Friday, June 21, 2024. (Photo by Brittany M. Solo, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
It honored the official holiday, June 19, 1865, the day that the last enslaved African American people, in Galveston, TX, learned that slavery had been abolished by the Emancipation Proclamation two years earlier. More than 250,000 enslaved African American people throughout Texas were freed.
Juneteenth became a federal holiday in 2021.
At the free event, emceed by actor and director William Allen Young, attendees of all ages learned about county and community resources including tenant protections, immigration rights, mental health support, record expungement, took part in empowering discussions, saw performances and engaged in activities.
The previous years’ celebrations and resource fairs were at Magic Johnson Park in Willowbrook.
UCLA to host first-ever Juneteenth celebration on Wednesday
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