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Juneteenth is celebrated throughout Idaho's Black communities with joy, food, dance, and camaraderie. Celebrations were planned in Boise, Twin Falls, Lapwai, and Rexburg, among other places in Idaho. Source On Saturday, community members met in Julia Davis Park in downtown Boise for the fourth annual "Family Function" Juneteenth event, which featured live entertainment, local vendors, food, and dance. Juneteenth Idaho and the Black Liberation Collective teamed with local groups and Black-owned businesses for a weekend of celebrations, including The Honey Pot CBD, 2C Yoga, Honey's Holistics, Cut-N-Up, and Amina's African Sambusas, among others. Last year, the state and federal governments passed legislation declaring June 19 as an official holiday, often known as Juneteenth. Juneteenth has long been observed by Black communities across the country to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved African Americans at the end of the Civil War, despite the fact that it was