🎉❤️💛💚 Happy Juneteenth 🎉❤️💛💚 Our office is closed in observance of Juneteenth. Today we honor freedom, resilience, and the ongoing pursuit of justice. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865—the day the last enslaved Black Americans in Texas learned of their freedom, marking the true end of slavery in the United States. Join the celebration at the free, family-friendly Juneteenth event from 1-6 p.m. on Saturday, June 21 at Linn-Benton Community College, hosted by Linn Benton NAACP. Don’t miss keynote speaker Michael A. Johnson at 1:30 p.m.—an inspiring education leader dedicated to advancing Black student success. Learn more about local history on our free Albany Explorer app, where our Pioneering Women series highlights Ramycia McGhee, the first Black woman on our city council since 1957, and Bessie Wyatt Hale, Albany’s first Black woman business owner. #VisitAlbanyDiscoverYourStory #HiddenGemsOfAlbany #AlbanyOregon #MyAlbanyStory #AuthenticallyAlbany #TravelDestination #LoveAlbanyOregon #VisitAlbanyOregon #WillametteValleyVisitorsAssociation #WillametteValley #TravelOregon #AlbanyVisitorsAssociationPhotos from Albany Visitors Association's post