Juneteenth Day Marches, Rallies Planned In Milwaukee Metro Area

MILWAUKEE, WI — Juneteenth Day, held every year on June 19, is recognized as the oldest commemoration of black liberation in the United States as the Emancipation Proclamation was enforced for the first time on June 19, 1865 in Galveston, Texas.

This year, a number of events from rallies, marches, sit-ins and commemorations will be taking place across the Milwaukee metro area and other parts of Wisconsin as Black Lives Matter-themed events continue into their third week following the death of George Floyd in police custody. On Friday, Milwaukee will get a Black Lives Matter street mural on the city's near north side.

Below is a list of events happening Friday around the area.

Black Lives Matter Juneteenth Day Community Mural on King Drive
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Dr. Martin Luther King, Drive and Locust Street in Milwaukee

Juneteenth Rally
Noon at Olin Park in Madison

Juneteenth Sit-In
Noon at 3300 N Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Milwaukee

Juneteenth Protest for Racial Justice + BLM
Noon at 213 Harrison Street in Kewaunee

Peaceful Protest-BLACK LIVES MATTER—Chalk Your Walk Bayside
1 p.m. across Bayside

BLACK WMNZ Emancipation Protest & Juneteenth Block Party

1 p.m. at the Sojourner Family Peace Center in Milwaukee

Burlington Juneteenth Rally
4 p.m. at Echo Lake Park in Burlington

Juneteenth Youth Rally and Expo- EMBRACE,EDUCATE & EMPOWER
5 p.m. at the Carmen Middle and High School of Science and Technology: Northwest Campus

Break the Silence in the Burbs, Juneteenth March
6 p.m. 6111 W Mequon Road in Mequon