By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-biden-hosts-white-house-juneteenth-concert Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Jennifer Hudson, Method Man perform at White House Juneteenth Concert Politics Updated on Jun 14, 2023 4:15 PM EDT — Published on Jun 13, 2023 7:36 PM EDT Editor’s note: The video was removed from this article due to copyright restrictions. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden hosted a Juneteenth concert in a “celebration of community, culture and music,” the White House announced Wednesday. The concert was held on the South Lawn of the White House. During the event, the White House said it would “uplift American art forms that sing to the soul of the American experience” as part of Black Music Month. Audra McDonald performs during a Juneteenth concert at the White House on June 13, 2023. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/ Reuters Artists featured included Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, singer and talk show host Jennifer Hudson, and Cliff “Method Man” Smith, a member of the legendary hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. Jennifer Hudson performs at the White House Juneteenth concert in Washington on June 13, 2023. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/ Reuters Juneteenth marks when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free — which occurred June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers told enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, news of their freedom. It became a federal holiday in 2021. Members of the Step Afrika! perform during a 2023 Juneteenth concert at the White House. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/ Reuters “This is a day of profound weight and profound power, a day in which we remember the moral stain, the terrible toll that slavery took on the country and continues to take,” Biden said two years ago as he signed legislation, backed by overwhelming bipartisan margins in Congress, that established Juneteenth as a federal holiday. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
Editor’s note: The video was removed from this article due to copyright restrictions. WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden hosted a Juneteenth concert in a “celebration of community, culture and music,” the White House announced Wednesday. The concert was held on the South Lawn of the White House. During the event, the White House said it would “uplift American art forms that sing to the soul of the American experience” as part of Black Music Month. Audra McDonald performs during a Juneteenth concert at the White House on June 13, 2023. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/ Reuters Artists featured included Tony Award winner Audra McDonald, singer and talk show host Jennifer Hudson, and Cliff “Method Man” Smith, a member of the legendary hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan. Jennifer Hudson performs at the White House Juneteenth concert in Washington on June 13, 2023. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/ Reuters Juneteenth marks when the last enslaved people in the United States learned they were free — which occurred June 19, 1865, when Union soldiers told enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas, news of their freedom. It became a federal holiday in 2021. Members of the Step Afrika! perform during a 2023 Juneteenth concert at the White House. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/ Reuters “This is a day of profound weight and profound power, a day in which we remember the moral stain, the terrible toll that slavery took on the country and continues to take,” Biden said two years ago as he signed legislation, backed by overwhelming bipartisan margins in Congress, that established Juneteenth as a federal holiday. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now