Juneteenth reaches 25 years in the Chippewa Valley

EAU CLAIRE — It is a landmark Berlye Middleton is proud of, as Eau Claire’s Juneteenth celebration reaches its silver anniversary.

“25 years — that says something for our community,” said Middleton in a recent interview with the Leader-Telegram. “It’s a big check in terms of equity, inclusiveness, fairness and not [towards] attempts to revise the past.”