VIDEO: Republic Bank, community partners improve health outcomes in West Louisville through Juneteenth celebration
By Lilli Dubler, Building Kentucky For the fourth year, Republic Bank and its partners teamed up to provide the community with a space where they could experience joy and celebrate Juneteenth. In an effort to improve health outcomes in Louisville’s West End, free screenings, resources and educational opportunities were available to all attendees.
How to celebrate Juneteenth in Kentucky this weekend
By Marvin Bennett, Building Kentucky Many cities across the Commonwealth are preparing to celebrate Juneteenth. On June 19th, 1865, after Union troops marched through Galveston Bay, TX and successfully freed the last of the approximately 250,000 enslaved Africans from involuntary servitude, the former slaves dubbed the day Juneteenth, signifying the end of slave labor and […]