Juneteenth celebrated in Seattle block party

Juneteenth is a celebration of emancipation and day of remembrance for the abolition of slavery. This community celebration was organized by the Sisters Who Care, a group of employees from the King County Youth Services Center, said Darlin Johnson, a juvenile probation officer. Johnson said they located the celebration just south of the facility, on Spruce Street, partly because youth incarceration and the building itself are such political issues. Some of the volunteers at the event had gone through the

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