Seattle's weather: sunny at 75°F today, 70% rain chance Wednesday, pleasant Juneteenth, showers over the weekend.

It will also feature live performances and food trucks.Runs from 3:30-9:30 pm both Fridays.Atlantic Street Center Juneteenth CelebrationWednesday, June 18Watch local performers, shop community vendors and sample regional food trucks at this event the night before Juneteenth.

This vibrant Juneteenth celebration honors Black culture, creativity, and community. In partnership with The Chayah Movement, Community Aunties, and Tacoma Public Schools, this event will feature live performances,

Outdoor activities in some parts of the country might require a plan to shelter from lightning and/or take heat precautions.

Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls as companies and municipalities across the country reconsider their support for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

Seattle's weather forecasts clear skies, a high of 66 degrees today, and gentle weather through the weekend with highs near 70 degrees.

(THE CONVERSATION) The United States’ newest federal holiday, celebrated annually on June 19, has quickly become its most puzzling one. Four years after President Joe Biden signed the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act, Americans have wrestled with what to make of the holiday.

Juneteenth – also known as Emancipation Day and Freedom Day – is a portmanteau of June 19th and marks the day when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas, in 1865 and informed the last enslaved outpost of African Americans in the Confederate South that they were no longer under bondage.