McMinnville Hosting Juneteenth Celebration Saturday
Young Men United will host the 22nd annual Juneteenth Celebration in McMinnville Saturday. Juneteenth remembers June 19, 1865, when word got to Galveston, Texas that enslaved people were now free. Young Men United Vice President Ella Richmond said the event is designed to unite the community. “It doesn’t matter what color you are, what race […]
21st Annual Juneteenth Celebration in McMinnville
Young Men United hosting 21st Juneteenth Celebration in McMinnville Monday Young Men United Warren County will host their Annual Juneteenth Celebration commemorating the 1865 celebrations after federal troops arrived in Texas to proclaim that slaves had been freed two years prior. President Donald W. Crisp said the annual event is important both in remembering the […]
McMinnville Celebrating Juneteenth With Elected Officials Set To Speak
McMinnville’s Young Men United are holding the 16th annual Juneteenth celebration on Saturday. President Donald Crisp said the holiday started in Texas, when slaves learned they achieved freedom years after the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation. Crisp said McMinnville Mayor Ryle Chastain and Warren County Executive Jimmy Haley will be in attendance and speaking. “It’s a beautiful […]
Fundraiser to Restore African American History in Warren County
Young Men United held their annual roadblock fundraiser Saturday in McMinnville with a new goal this year. President Donald Crisp said Young Men United will be raising money to continue restoring the Bernard School in Warren County. Crisp said this is an important piece of history to local African Americans and sits across the street […]
