Bedford community hosts first Juneteenth celebration this weekend

Bedford community hosts first Juneteenth celebration this weekend

The community of Bedford is hosting its first ever Juneteenth celebration this weekend.
It comes as Juneteenth became a federal holiday on Thursday.
The community says it is joyous about what it is calling a “very momentous occasion."
The event will be part entertainment and part educational - tracing the role that Black Americans have played in the community since its founding.
The Bedford community has been around since the late 1600s.
"It's not a holiday just for Blacks. It's a holiday that is rich in history in terms of Black culture and the many contributions that we've made to this economy. It's a national American holiday and that's what it should be, and we are just getting going in Bedford," says Bedford Town Supervisor Maryann Carr.