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18 Jun, 5 tweets, 2 min read
June 19, 1949 was a surreal day for Jonathan Leonard, a Texas native who had moved to Los Angeles in the previous year. “Why is everybody going to work? Why are the banks open?” he asked, unable to believe that no one was celebrating Juneteenth. latimes.com/lifestyle/stor…
For years after moving to L.A. Jonathan Leonard and his family joined with others in the community to start hosting Juneteenth celebrations in Leimert Park.
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Today's LA is very different from that of years past. Add in California's recent reopening, and Juneteenth 2021 promises to be one of the biggest celebrations Los Angeles has ever seen. From picnics to hikes to parades, Black Angelenos are going all out. latimes.com/lifestyle/stor…
To set the stage for tomorrow’s Juneteenth celebrations, we asked Black Angelenos to tell us about their first time celebrating the day and what it meant to them. latimes.com/lifestyle/stor…
If this will be your first year celebrating Juneteenth, we want to hear about what you’re doing and what tomorrow’s celebrations mean to you.

And if you're not sure where to start, don’t worry. We’ve made a digital companion for you:
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