Lynnwood-based nonprofit and mentoring group Project Girl will host a Juneteenth Freedom Festival on Wednesday, June 19. The event will celebrate the national holiday marking the day the last enslaved African Americans in Texas were informed of their freedom, which occurred more than two years after President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.

The event is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Cedar Valley Community School Gym and Playfields: 19200 56th Ave. W., Lynnwood.

A ceremony will kick off the event, followed by speeches from local leaders and community members. Attendees can watch live performances, including music, dance and spoken-word poetry to honor African American culture and history.

The event will also feature a health fair with health screenings, we

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