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June 19, 2025: For Juneteenth, a celebration and reflection of Black history in Colorado

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Rauniyiah (10) and the Platinum Divaz perform in Denver’s annual Juneteenth parade on 26th Avenue. June 15, 2025.

Today is Juneteenth, a time to celebrate and reflect. We talk with people who took part in Denver's annual celebration and parade. Then we head to the Boulder History Museum where an exhibit called "Proclaiming Colorado's Black History" ends its three-year run in September. Plus, the perseverance of 101-year-old Tuskegee Airman Lt. Col. James Harvey of Centennial. And Denver singer JoFoKe shares her music, her message, and her family's musical legacy that goes back generations in Colorado.