Juneteenth celebration highlights Black chefs and restaurants nationwide
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Food is a significant part of the Juneteenth celebration, a federal holiday that commemorates the day when the last enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed.
Across the country, over 3,000 Black chefs and restaurants have participated in Black Restaurant Week, which coincides with Juneteenth, where many are offering Juneteenth-inspired menus.
Warren Luckett, founder of Black Restaurant Week, started the event eight years ago in Texas, where the Juneteenth holiday originates.
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