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JUNETEENTH PROCLAMATION

City, county proclaim June 19 as Juneteenth Day in Las Cruces, Doña Ana County

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The Las Cruces City Council has proclaimed Sunday, June 19, 2022, as Juneteenth Day in Las Cruces.

In its proclamation, the city said it “stands in solidarity with the Doña Ana County NAACP.” Juneteenth “honors the victories of the past and celebrates the absolute equality of all people, even as we acknowledge that the personal rights and freedoms of people of color remain under attack,” the proclamation said.

Doña Ana County NAACP President Bobbie Green said the city has been “a longtime supporter of the NAACP. They always step up to the plate.”

In addition to other Juneteenth events, Green said Black churches in Las Cruces will hold Juneteenth programs on Sunday, June 19. She invited the community to attend services to “experience the beauty, the music, the power of the church.”

Green said the theme of this year’s Juneteenth celebration is “Always fighting forward.”

The Doña Ana County Commission also proclaimed Juneteenth Day in the county.

Juneteenth Proclamation, June 19

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