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On stage at Claude Evans Park Saturday with other dignitaries, Battle Creek
City Commissioner Jenasia Morris proclaimed the third Saturday in June as
Juneteenth Family Day in the greater Battle Creek area. (Shopper News photo by
Kim Brixton)Young women hoopsters participating in a basketball exhibition game during
Juneteenth Family Day on Saturday at Claude Evans Park. (Shopper News photo
by Kim Brixton)All the Juneteenth Family Day service award recipients line up for a photograph
Saturday at Claude Evans Park. (Shopper News photo by Kim Brixton)
and more than two years after the
Emancipation Proclamation.
The celebration kicked off for
Juneteenth Family Day with Battle
Creek area leaders being recognized
for their contributions to the com-
munity.
Also on hand, certain local, county
and state representatives presented
proclamations to commemorate the
days celebration.
And, area high school students
were featured for their Juneteenth
essays.
Sponsored by Kellogg Community
College and the Battle Creek
Coalition for Truth, Racial Healing
and Transformation, students were
asked to write about the significance
of this holiday in addressing modern
day civil rights issues.
The top contestants of the
Juneteenth Essay Awards were given
the opportunity to recite their win-
ning entries.See FAMILY DAY on 5