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Tacoma marks Juneteenth and recognizes City of Destiny Awards recipients
Summary
TV Tacoma covered Tacoma’s Juneteenth celebration, the first raising of the Juneteenth flag over the Tacoma Dome, and noted City of Destiny Awards winners; Mayor Victoria Woodards presided at the flag-raising.
TV Tacoma reported that thousands attended Tacoma’s Juneteenth celebration at Stuart Heights Park, described in the segment as the largest Juneteenth celebration in Washington state. The program said participants enjoyed music, dance, food, vendors and community activities, and that the Juneteenth flag was raised over the Tacoma Dome for the first time with Mayor Victoria Woodards presiding.
“I am standing in our Tacoma Dome parking lot where we just raised the Juneteenth flag over the Tacoma Dome for the very first time,” the segment quoted Mayor Victoria Woodards saying. “We want to honor 06/19/1865, a day of liberation, by celebrating how far we've come, but remembering how much work we still have to do.”
The segment also listed the City of Destiny Awards and noted the awards program dates to 1987 and has recognized more than 320 individuals and groups since inception. The program directed viewers to tacomavenues.org/cityofdestinyawards for a complete list of 2025 winners.
Ending: The program included a first-person acceptance excerpt from an award recipient who described gratitude on receiving the Inspire Tacoma Award; the recipient’s name was not given in the segment.
