2022 Juneteenth in Spokane

The 2022 Juneteenth service in Spokane was organized by multiple churches and held at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in East Central.

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Mon., June 20, 2022

From left, Paul Watkins, Garret Daggett, Reginald Perkins and Rev. Benjamin Watson, seated, form the men's section of an impromptu choir to sing a popular worship song "Hallelujah, Salvation and Glory" Sunday, June 19, 2022 at Praise In the Park, an ecumenical church service to celebrate Juneteenth at the Martin Luther King Center in East Central Spokane.

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Rev. Amos Atkinson, an assistant pastor at Calvary Baptist Church president of the Spokane Ministerial Assocation, gives the sermon Juneteenth Sunday, June 19, 2022 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in East Central Spokane. Multiple black churches came together to plan the Junetheenth event.

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Spokane City Council Member Betsy Wilkerson speaks to a crowd gathered June 19, 2022, at Praise In the Park, an ecumenical church service to celebrate Juneteenth at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center in East Central Spokane.

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Wilhelmena Williams, stands and was honored as an elder of the community Sunday, June 19, 2022 at an ecumenical church service to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday, held at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center.

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Rev. Walter Kendricks, past president of the Spokane Ministerial Assocation, says a few words about Juneteenth Sunday, June 19, 2022 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in East Central Spokane. Multiple black churches came together to plan the Junetheenth event.

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Spokane City Councilmember Betsy Wilkerson talks about an issue to a crowd gathered for a church service to celebrate Juneteenth Sunday, June 19, 2022 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in East Central Spokane.

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Esther Kelley, on piano, leads a group of choir members from various Black churches in Spokane in singing "Hallelujah, Salvation and Glory" at a service dedicated to Juneteenth on Sunday, June 19, 2022 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in East Central Spokane.

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Rev. Benjamin Watson laughs as he invites the congregation to participate in the offering during a church service to celebrate Juneteenth Sunday, June 19, 2022 at the Martin Luther King Jr. Center in East Central Spokane.

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