- The Platinum Divas perform during the parade near Five Points Neighborhood, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Denver. People gathered for a parade to celebrate Juneteenth. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
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People gathered for a parade to celebrate Juneteenth near Five Points Neighborhood, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Denver. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)![People march in remembrance Kilyn Lewis and others during the...]()
People march in remembrance Kilyn Lewis and others during the parade near Five Points Neighborhood, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Denver. People gathered for a parade to celebrate Juneteenth. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)![The Queens & Kings of Dynasty Dance perform in the...]()
The Queens & Kings of Dynasty Dance perform in the parade near Five Points Neighborhood Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Denver. People gathered for a parade to celebrate Juneteenth. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)![Daleeah Anderson performs with the Tnt Soldierettes during the parade...]()
Daleeah Anderson performs with the Tnt Soldierettes during the parade near Five Points Neighborhood, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Denver. People gathered for a parade to celebrate Juneteenth. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)![University of Colorado Boulder Mascot, Chip, kisses Kali McBride’s hand...]()
University of Colorado Boulder Mascot, Chip, kisses Kali McBride’s hand during the parade a near Five Points Neighborhood, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Denver. People gathered for a parade to celebrate Juneteenth. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)![People gather to celebrate Juneteenth near Five Points Neighborhood, Sunday,...]()
People gather to celebrate Juneteenth near Five Points Neighborhood, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Denver. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)![Evander Chieduko plays in a blowup bubble near Five Points...]()
Evander Chieduko plays in a blowup bubble near Five Points Neighborhood, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Denver. People to celebrate Juneteenth. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)![Leona Josquiqk spins around with a bubble maker near Five...]()
Leona Josquiqk spins around with a bubble maker near Five Points Neighborhood, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Denver. People gathered for a parade to celebrate Juneteenth. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)![Ms. Senior America, Natalie Oliver-Atherton, poses for a portrait near...]()
Ms. Senior America, Natalie Oliver-Atherton, poses for a portrait near Five Points Neighborhood, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Denver. People gathered for a parade to celebrate Juneteenth. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)![Miss Juneteenth Pamela-Ann Fey poses for a portrait on the...]()
Miss Juneteenth Pamela-Ann Fey poses for a portrait on the back of a convertible near Five Points Neighborhood, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Denver. People gathered for a parade to celebrate Juneteenth. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
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The Platinum Divas perform during the parade near Five Points Neighborhood, Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Denver. People gathered for a parade to celebrate Juneteenth. (Rebecca Slezak/Special to The Denver Post)
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Denver’s Juneteenth Parade marched through the Five Points neighborhood, kicking off the Juneteenth Music Festival on Sunday, June 15, 2025. Juneteenth celebrates the day African Americans in Texas learned of their freedom, two years after the 1863 signing of the Emancipation Proclamation.
