ARLINGTON, Texas, June 18 -- The University of Texas at Arlington issued the following news release:
Weathering the sweltering Texas heat on Thursday, The University of Texas at Arlington community-alongside members of the greater Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex-came together in dance, poetry and lessons of history to celebrate Juneteenth.
The event, held at Brazos Park, was a celebration and remembrance of Juneteenth-a combination of "June" and "nineteenth"-which has been a day of celebration for more than 150 years. This year marked the seventh time UTA has hosted a Juneteenth celebration.
For Tyler Young, a cinematic arts sophomore and president of UTA's Black Student Association, the event embodied something deeply personal.
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