Juneteenth events planned for Ogden, Provo and Salt Lake City
As Utah’s Juneteenth celebrations enter their 32nd year, the expanded slate of events includes a film festival and a ‘State of Black Utah’ town hall
(Leah Hogsten | Tribune file photo) Betty Sawyer, photographed in 2020, has been organizing Ogden’s Juneteenth celebration since 1989, many years before Juneteenth was designated an official Utah observance.
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