- June 18, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
ORLANDO, Fla. – Nearly 156 years after Juneteenth was first celebrated in Texas, the United States government will recognize it as a federal holiday.
In Orlando, many people are celebrating Juneteenth by supporting black-owned businesses. It’s part of an annual scavenger hunt called Black Friday Orlando designed to also reflect on history.
Event Organizer Knakeesha Samuels said people can register online for the second annual scavenger hunt at blackfridayorlando.com. They can then take historical challenges to learn about the history of Juneteenth from 9 a.m.-9 p.m., and they can choose to support the more than 65 black-owned businesses across Central Florida.
There’s also a Big Vendor Fair at 6 p.m. on Church Street near the Amway Center.
“They can either do the challenges, or they also get points just for going to the businesses and scanning the code from the signage that we put out,” Samuels said. “The signage will be outside the…
