“Apartments and commercial space may be coming to a dirt plot at 2821 to 2841 Welton Street in Five Points, across the street from Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center and small businesses. The site, which once housed a barber shop, a gallery and single-family houses, has been empty for years and was recently dug up … [Read more…]
“Organizers of the Juneteenth Music Festival and Parade in the Five Points neighborhood expect more than 50,000 people to come out over the course of the weekend, and are working with vendors and city leaders to have crowd control and security measures in place. Juneteenth, which celebrates the end of slavery in the United … [Read more…]
“This year’s Juneteenth Music Festival will include several new additions to the festival line-up. The annual festival, which is traditionally held in Five Points, will once again be held on Welton Street, but will also include several block parties on nearby side streets. “Probably half the cities DJs are going to be creating block … [Read more…]
“Juneteenth is the newest federal holiday, but it’s been celebrated in Colorado for decades. Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers brought the news of freedom to enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas — two months after the Confederacy had surrendered. That was also about 2 1/2 years after the Emancipation Proclamation freed … [Read more…]
“In past ten years, Denver’s historically Black Five Points neighborhood has been known for its changing demographics and gentrification, but now a group of young leaders hope to restore the area to its vibrancy of the past. The 2020 cohort of the Downtown Denver Leadership program has started seeking investments for their project, “Welton … [Read more…]
“For many music fans, First Friday Jazz in the Park at Sonny Lawson Park in Denver was the first show they’ve seen in months. The Friday night concert was outdoors and socially distanced. “It gives me chills,” said organizer Norman Harris. “People are getting vaccinations, and I feel like we’re getting COVID behind us. … [Read more…]
“For Norman Harris, Juneteenth has always been a family affair. But this year, Harris is also a new father in the middle of a pandemic and a surge of anti-racism and police brutality protests. While the celebration will look a little different, he’s bringing the same energy he gets from black leaders in Denver … [Read more…]
“Every year, June 19 marks the late emancipation of slaves in the United States, otherwise known as Juneteenth. Here in Denver, Juneteenth has been commemorated for the past nine years by the Juneteenth Music Festival, taking place in Five Points. It has become one of the largest Juneteenth celebrations in the country. Though coronavirus … [Read more…]
“On June 19, 1865, Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, with news that the Civil War was officially over, thus marking the end of slavery in the U.S. More than a century later—on June 3, 1979—Juneteenth was designated as an official holiday in Texas, commemorating this historic day in American history. Today, … [Read more…]
Name of Document: Turning a page in the history book of Five Points… Date: 9 April 2019 read email PDF Contact: Five Points Business Improvement District FivePointsBid@gmail.com Source:Five Points Business District email 9 April 2019 “Turning a page in the history book of Five Points… We are at another … [Read more…]