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PALM SPRINGS (CNS) – The Palm Springs Black History Committee will host Juneteenth holiday festivities Friday and Saturday.

“Juneteenth is an important celebration and reminder about how far we have come as a nation,” Jarvis Crawford, manager of the James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center, said in a statement.

A King and Queen Royal Pageant will begin at 5 p.m. Friday and there will be a Juneteenth Celebration of Culture event at the same time the following day, according to a statement from the city of Palm Springs. Both events will be at the James O. Jessie Desert Highland Unity Center, 480 W. Tramview Road.

Friday’s event will feature participants from preschool to high school age with categories of “Beautiful Babies,” “Tiny Tots,” “Jr. Miss,” and “King and Queen,” according to the Palm Springs Black History Committee. Saturday’s event will feature live music, free food, and family-friendly activities, according to city officials.

Committee officials said this year’s events will include educational and cultural activities produced by members of the Coachella Valley and outside organizations.

“Juneteenth is a federal holiday celebrat

Palm Springs Black History Committee to Host Juneteenth Holiday Festivities