Grammy award winner and gospel performer Carvin Winans will be a headliner for the Juneteenth Celebration Saturday in Heritage Park. The Vice President for the planning committee, Brewel Currie, described Winans as an icon and an "inspiration that&nbsp; you will never forget." Among others in attendance will be the Topeka High Drumline that performs over 125 times per year.

The celebration is scheduled from 1 to 8 p.m.

Currie noted the excitement about how the community comes rogether for this event. "We just bond together in unity."

There will be drumline and musical perforfmances, food and information vendors plus a kid zone. There will be different ethnic foods.

Juneteenth recognizes the time when the last enslaved black Americans learned that they were free. That occurred more than two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln.

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 </figure>By Dewey TerrillJC PostGrammy award winner and gospel performer Carvin Winans will be a headliner for the Juneteenth Celebration Saturday in Heritage Park. The Vice President for the planning committee, Brewel Currie, described Winans as an icon and an "inspiration that&nbsp; you will never forget." Among others in attendance will be the Topeka High Drumline that performs over 125 times per year.The celebration is scheduled from 1 to 8 p.m.Currie noted the excitement about how the community comes rogether for this event. "We just bond together in unity."There will be drumline and musical perforfmances, food and information vendors plus a kid zone. There will be different ethnic foods.Juneteenth recognizes the time when the last enslaved black Americans learned that they were free. That occurred more than two years after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln.

Juneteenth Celebration will be held Saturday in Junction City