What to know: This free walking tour, put on by RI Juneteenth, will take about an hour and a half. Where: Olney Street Baptist Church, 100 Olney St., Providence What to know: Comedian D'Lai, who won the 2004 Vegas Star Search, will be coming to Providence for a show. Where: Providence Career & Technical Academy, 41 Fricker St., Providence Tickets are $5, and kids under 12 are free. What to know: Kicking off the weekend, there will be food, cocktails, games and live entertainment by DJ Ladyruck, DJ Rukiz and DJ D Wun. Third Annual Juneteenth Block Party by Kin there will be panel discussion with Amber Jackson of The Black Leaf, Beverly Ledbetter former Chief Legal Officer at Brown University, Julia Broome owner of Kin Southern Table + Bar, and Pilar McCloud, CEO + Founder of a Sweet Creation Youth Organization, to talk about their definition of success and obstacles they've overcome. there will be a streaming of "Juneteenth: 1865 - 2021" presented by The MUSE Foundation of Rhode Island. there will be a Black Business expo where Black entrepreneurs will showcase their work. Where: Venture Cafe, 225 Dyer St., Providence Whether or not it's a state holiday, there are plenty of ways to celebrate the day around Rhode Island. Twenty-eight states already mark Juneteenth as a state holiday, according to the PEW Research Center. That would mean the day is a paid day off for state employees. A bill has already passed the Senate and as of June 12, when this article was written, is moving through the House of Representatives to make Juneteenth, also known as Emancipation Day or Freedom Day, a state holiday. In Rhode Island, the day has been recognized as an observance since 2012, but the day is not yet a state holiday. In 2022, President Joe Biden officially declared Juneteenth – which celebrates the end of slavery in the United States – as a federal holiday. Juneteenth is a federal holiday, but it’s not as of yet a state one.
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