Here's what to know about the holiday in South Carolina.

In Denver, for example, more than a dozen companies backed out of supporting the Juneteenth Music Festival, which is one of the city’s biggest celebrations of the holiday, according to Norman Harris, executive director of JMF Corporation, which puts on the event.

And on the heels of the Black Lives Matter movement, the holiday — also known as Jubilee Day, Freedom Day Liberation Day and Emancipation Day — became part of a wider nationwide movement of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts across the government, academia and even in commerce.

As of June 16, there is an 80% chance of precipitation throughout the afternoon and evening on Juneteenth, and Kistner expects that chance to increase. The evening of June 19 shows a low near 59 degrees with showers and possible thunderstorms before 8 p.m.

We are monitoring a strong cold front that visits the Twin Tiers on Thursday. That could spell out strong to severe thunderstorms and localized flash flooding for the Juneteenth cookout. Cloudy and cool continues through mid-week and we add some scattered showers.

The 55th annual festival offered music, food, and family-friendly activities while honoring the legacies of Martin Luther King Jr. and the Juneteenth holiday.

Tuesday night's A Voice Within concert at Emancipation Park is based on a set of 12 poems penned by Mouton and scored by Thompson

After its 2024 world premiere at the South By Southwest film and music festival in Austin, Texas, the project won Best Documentary at Martha’s Vineyard African American Film Festival and was also the opening-night film at the New Orleans Film festival.

Communities nationwide will honor Juneteenth, the summer holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S., on June 19, and Palm Springs will mark the occasion with three days of events, celebrating Black freedom, resilience and unity.