Gallery: Fourth annual Juneteenth Gala
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Hattie Loper
Staff Photographer
The fourth annual Flagstaff Juneteenth Gala took place on Friday at the Little America Hotel. The event celebrated community, culture and freedom. It was hosted by the Southside Community Association, with proceeds going to support the organization's work at the Murdoch Community Center.
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Coco Watson sings during the fourth annual Flagstaff Juneteenth Gala on Friday at the Little America Hotel. The event celebrated community, culture and freedom and was hosted by the Southside Community Association, with proceeds going to support the organization's work at the Murdoch Community Center. Offices at Flagstaff City Hall and other city and county offices and facilities will be closed Thursday in honor of Juneteenth National Independence Day.
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Deborah Harris, Southside Community Association board president, welcomes guests during the fourth annual Flagstaff Juneteenth Gala on Friday at the Little America Hotel.
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Guests arrive at the fourth annual Flagstaff Juneteenth Gala on Friday at the Little America Hotel.
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Attendees listen to powerful speeches and performances during the fourth annual Flagstaff Juneteenth Gala on Friday at the Little America Hotel.
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Taelor Bishop Fields performs the monologue "Soliloquies: The Lady Doth Indeed Protest" by Chris Wind during the Flagstaff Juneteenth Gala on Friday at the Little America Hotel.
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Coco Watson, center left, and her band perform with Freddy Jay Walker, center, during the fourth annual Flagstaff Juneteenth Gala Friday at Little America.
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Emcee Denise TrimbleSmith talks about the history of Juneteenth during the fourth annual Flagstaff Juneteenth Gala on Friday at the Little America Hotel.
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Deborah Harris flashes a huge smile as she is surprised with a portrait of her painted by local artist Ashley Banks, right, during the fourth annual Flagstaff Juneteenth Gala on Friday at the Little America Hotel.
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Jerzee Nichols, 2, digs into a delicious salad during the Flagstaff Juneteenth Gala on Friday at Little America.
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Coconino County District 1 Supervisor Patrice Horstman, left, and District 2 Supervisor Jeronimo Vasquez take turns speaking during the fourth annual Flagstaff Juneteenth Gala on Friday.
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Yeshua Brooks, volunteer manager at the Flagstaff Family Food Center, tells a community-impact story during the Flagstaff Juneteenth Gala on Friday at the Little America Hotel.
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Guests take to the dance floor during the fourth annual Flagstaff Juneteenth Gala on Friday at the Little America Hotel.
Hattie Loper
Staff Photographer
