Educator Delbert Richardson (pictured) will give a virtual talk on Saturday introducing his traveling exhibition The Unspoken Truths, which comes to the Museum of History & Industry June 18-21 with artifacts and storyboards highlighting the Jim Crow South and periods of chattel slavery in the U.S. Credit: Courtesy MoHAI

Educator Delbert Richardson (pictured) will give a virtual talk on Saturday introducing his traveling exhibition The Unspoken Truths, which comes to the Museum of History & Industry June 18-21 with artifacts and storyboards highlighting the Jim Crow South and periods of chattel slavery in the U.S.

Educator Delbert Richardson (pictured) will give a virtual talk on Saturday introducing his traveling exhibition The Unspoken Truths, which comes to the Museum of History & Industry June 18-21 with artifacts and storyboards highlighting the Jim Crow South and periods of chattel slavery in the U.S. Courtesy MoHAI

Propelled in large part by last year’s Black Lives Matter protests following the murders of George Floyd and other unarmed Black Americans killed by white police officers, the Washington Legislature finally passed a measure declaring Juneteenth (Sat June 19) an official state holiday, giving extra weight to the anniversary that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States in 1865 and the date when the last enslaved people received the news of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Read on for the virtual and in-person happenings, from the annual We Out Here festival to the Museum of History & Industry’s pop-up exhibition The Unspoken Truths, and find more events on our complete Juneteenth calendar. 

MUSIC & PERFORMANCE
Blu Meadows Trio
Head to the backyard of the Central District Black arts space (which recently resumed its drop-in hours!) on Juneteenth for a live performance from Seattle-based “consciousness rock” trio Blu Meadows. Those over 21 can enjoy boozy beverages for purchase from Erudite & Stone. 
Wa Na Wari, Central District (Sat June 19)

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