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Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce

Juneteenth Celebration

The Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce held a mixer on June 17 at the Hilton Sacramento Arden West to celebrate Juneteenth . The event took place the same day President Joe Biden signed a bill establishing June 19 as Juneteenth National Independence Day , a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States . Photos by Tia Gemmell
1 Fred Palmer , founder and publisher , Outword Media Marketing and Events and executive director , Sacramento Rainbow Chamber of Commerce and Rainbow Chamber Foundation ; Andrea Weathington , senior marketing coordinator , Environmental Science Associates 2 Michael Poindexter , CEO , Engaging You ; Michelle Picard , director of business governance and risk management , Siemens Mobility 3 From Goree and Thompson Real Estate : Juanita Lewis , office manager ; Tiana Lewis , administrative assistant ; Zoritha Thompson , Sacramento Black Chamber 2021 Entrepreneurial Freedom Award recipient , and CEO and broker 4 Ira Williams , president , Bulletproof Tax and Accounting Firm ; Justin L . Ward , attorney , The Ward Firm 5 Chantel Johnson-Crockrom , principal of external affairs , Blue Shield of California ; Azizza Davis Goines , president and CEO , Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce
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