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Lifestyle / June 13, 2023

How to Celebrate Juneteenth in Oklahoma City

Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. It specifically marks the day when news of the Emancipation Proclamation reached the state of Texas, the last Confederate state to enforce the abolition of slavery.

By Kelly Dexter
VeloCity Q&A / June 19, 2019
Tommy Yi
President & Cofounder,
StarSpace46
I thought there was a huge opportunity here, especially with MAPS 3 starting to take shape. I saw Oklahoma City as a sandbox of opportunity. That compelled me to really make a choice to stay here and build something like this.
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