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CBS News
12 hours ago
- General
- CBS News
Minnesotans celebrate Juneteenth through food, music and history lessons
Across Minnesota, communities came together to celebrate a day that's more than a holiday, but the heartbeat of freedom. Juneteenth, now recognized as a federal holiday, is more than a day off; it's an important reminder of freedom delayed but never denied. It marks the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Texas learned they were free. In south Minneapolis, people gathered for food and music as children jumped Double Dutch. In north Minneapolis, there was a parade full of excitement. But at Historic Fort Snelling, people took a different approach. More than 400 people took a guided tour on the grounds where slavery once existed. Dred and Harriet Scott lived and labored there in the 1830s. A man whose fight for freedom was one of the most infamous Supreme Court decisions, where the courts denied Black people freedom. For Loretta Kennedy and her family, it was crucial to book the tour. "Everybody needs to know their name and who they were," Kennedy said. "If it wasn't for them, we wouldn't be here." It's a day filled with love and rooted in history and hope.
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
2025 Juneteenth events in the east metro
Juneteenth is a federal holiday Thursday marking the day when slaves in Texas were told about the Emancipation Proclamation, two years after it had been announced. Minnesota also recognizes Juneteenth as a state holiday. State, county and city offices are closed, as are federal offices and banks. The following events are among those taking place in the Twin Cities in commemoration of the holiday: Rondo 2025 Juneteenth Celebration: The Rondo Center of Diverse Expressions is hosting its Juneteenth observance from noon to 5 p.m. on Thursday, June 19, at the Rondo Commemorative Plaza, 820 Rondo Avenue in St. Paul. Programmed events include speeches from public officials and the announcement of the recipients of the Spirit of Rondo awards and take place from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The theme this year is 'The Journey of Four Families.' In partnership with In Black Ink, organizers will reveal new exhibit panels on the Rondo Commemorative Plaza that tell the history and genealogical stories of several Rondo families. For more information go to Juneteenth at the Fort: To celebrate Juneteenth Fort Snelling is hosting a series of tours — from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, June 19 — focusing on African American history at the fort from it's inception in 1819 through the 1880s. There will be stories of enslaved people brought to the fort, many of whom fought for their freedom in court, including Dred and Harriet Scott. The tour also will explore the history of the 25th Infantry, which was stationed at Fort Snelling in the 1880s, and their regimental band. The hour-long tours will be offered at 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. Tours may fill quickly and are on a first come first served basis. The fort is located at 200 Tower Ave. in St. Paul. For more information go to ftsnelling@ Feeding Our Souls: The Essence of Juneteenth Joy with Dr. Jessica B. Harris: Culinary historian, author of several books including High on the Hog, winner of two NAACP Image Awards, a Peabody Award, and James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement award winner Dr. Jessica B. Harris will hold a conversation with Minnesota History Center CEO Kevin Lindsey on the topic of how food shapes our identities and understandings of cultural heritage. After the program, organized by the Minnesota Humanities Center, guests are invited to taste samples of several area chefs' signature dishes. The event is $25 and is from 5:15 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, at the Minnesota History Center, at 345 W. Kellogg Blvd. in St. Paul. For more information go to Juneteenth Brunch & Conversation with Sherrilyn Ifill: Sherrilyn Ifill, the Vernon Jordan Professor of Law of Civil Rights at Howard University School of Law and former President and director–counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., will take part in a conversation and brunch from 9:15 to 11 a.m. Thursday, June 19, at Quincy Hall, 1325 Quincy St N.E., Minneapolis. The event, organized by the Minnesota Humanities Center, is $100. For more information go to Juneteenth Family Day with Anika Foundation: The Minnesota Humanities Center is sponsoring the Anika Foundation Juneteenth Family Celebration! The event is free and will feature family-friendly fun, games, and community. The event is from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, June 21, at the State Capitol in St. Paul. For more information go to Vadnais Heights Freedom Day Festival: The Vadnais Heights Community Action Network and the city of Vadnais Heights are hosting Vadnais Heights Freedom Day Festival from 5 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 21, at Kohler Meadows Park, at 365 County Road F East in Vadnais Heights. This year's event features live music, food, art, education, and family fun. Shemeka Bogan, of the Strong Roots Foundation, will be event emcee. Bogan is co-founder of the Northside Juneteenth Celebration, a nonprofit that has been lifting up Juneteenth on the Minneapolis Northside for the past six years. The event is free to attend, but meal tickets must be reserved by registering at Eventbrite at To keep the event free organizers have an online auction that will run through June 24, raising money for next year's celebration. For more information go to: Juneteenth Family Day Celebration: West St. Paul's Residents of Color Collective is hosting a Juneteenth celebration from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 19, at the Dodge Nature Center at the Main Property, Farm Entrance, 1701 Charlton Street, West St. Paul. The event will feature shopping from BIPOC-owned businesses, learning with Dodge naturalists, arts and crafts activities, live music and food available for purchase. For more information at go Honoring Resilience: Woodbury for Justice and Equality will be hosting a Juneteenth celebration, 'Honoring the Resilience,' from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 14, at Ojibway Park in Woodbury. Those attending can enjoy food from local vendors, live music and dance, and games, crafts and educational opportunities for all ages. More information: Juneteenth Celebration at First Covenant Church: First Covenant Church is hosting a Juneteenth event from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 18. The church is located at 1280 Arcade St. in St. Paul. There will be food, music, games, art, and community resources. After surviving collapse, fire and Dillinger escape, Dakota County swing bridge begins new chapter Germanic-American Institute's German Days will have a Swiss twist this weekend St. Paul street dance festival will feature local and out-of-state performers Lowertown Sounds kickoff postponed due to impending storms Maplewood: Goodrich Golf Course reopens with upgrades to grounds, environment
Daily Mail
03-06-2025
- Business
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE The Royal Mint owes me money! Mother's fury after Britain's oldest business lost 18 of her son's valuable coins and stalled on paying her after she trusted them to auction the collection
A furious mother has accused The Royal Mint of complete 'incompetence' after she trusted them to auction a collection of valuable coins left to her son by his late grandfather. When Harriet Scott's teenage son received the gold coins worth £18,000, his mother made the understandable choice of handing them over to Britain's oldest company, established in 886AD, to sell them off. But after a miserable ordeal, which saw the firm lose 18 of the precious items for seven nerve-shredding months before stalling on paying interest on the delay, Ms Scott has been left thoroughly fed up with the institution. With her son, then 18, preparing to leap into the demanding world of acting, she was keen to get his adult life off to the best possible start and sent the gift to the Mint's auction department in December 2023, as the trustee of his will. Things soon went pear shaped, however, as the firm, based in Llantrisant, Wales, went quiet for six months before handing Ms Scott the bad news that they had only sold £5,160 worth of coins. Even this disappointing sum proved hard to pin down, with the Mint going a further three months without paying her, and yet claiming they had. Ms Scott, who is in her 50s and lives in Bristol, said that both the bank managing the will trust and her personal bank insisted that all the details given to the firm were correct and there had been no sign in the accounts that they had tried to transfer her. After threatening to go public, she eventually received the cash, but she was already feeling 'irritated' by the company when she received some more bizarre news. After a miserable ordeal, which saw the firm lose 18 of the items for seven nerve-shredding months before stalling on paying interest on the delay, Ms Scott has been left thoroughly fed up with the institution She told MailOnline: 'It was incompetence, the fact that their finance department, I can't believe for a minute, the finance department of the Royal Mint Auction House hasn't paid into a will trust before. 'I got the money, and I was feeling a little bit rough about everything, and then almost immediately, I had an email from the Head of the Auction saying that they weren't going to sell any more of my coins because they were restructuring.' This was something of a blessing in disguise for Ms Scott who happily took the Mint's recommendation of a different auction house in the hope they would finally sell the rest of the lot. But then the coins disappeared. To her horror, 18 of the 21 coins to be handed over to the new auctioneers were unaccounted for, prompting a scramble to figure out where this substantial will gift had got to. The Mint then came back to Ms Scott in October with good news and bad news. The good news was that the missing items had been sold in an earlier auction in March. The bad: neither the coins nor the money nor any record of the transaction were anywhere to be seen. The firm paid her the £11,090 they said the rest of the items had fetched at auction, but Ms Scott was left deeply uncomfortable about the disorganised way in which they had handled her son's will gift. The total figure of £16,250 fell some way short of the £18,000-£20,000 Cambridgeshire Coins had estimated the gift at, and her subsequent inquiries have led to the discovery that the coins all went for the lowest amount. She was also left demanding seven months' interest on the late payment - to the tune of £350. 'At this point I was really worried,' she said. 'Then I had an email from the Royal Mint with a list of all the coins, saying they had been sold, but there were no lot numbers. 'They weren't the correct coins. It was a complete s*** show. 'And I said, "a) my son's lost out on a lot of interest here, but b) I'm feeling very uncomfortable about the whole situation", and I said I didn't want to talk to them again until I'd asked them for emails and things.' After a futile attempt to get the truth via a series of requests for personal data, Ms Scott was finally granted her interest request in January - but, five months later, the sum has still not been paid. A spokesperson for The Royal Mint told MailOnline: 'We have fully investigated this matter, and we can confirm that the collection consigned to The Royal Mint by Ms Scott was sold at auction and all payments for the coins have been made. 'The agreed interest for the delay in these payments has also been processed as a matter of urgency. 'The Royal Mint is committed to maintaining the highest standards of customer service, and we sincerely apologise for any inconvenience caused.' But, for Ms Scott, the time for making amends has elapsed, and she just wants to move on from the nightmare. She added: 'No [I don't want an apology]. I really don't want anything to do with them again. 'I want this little bit of cash for my son, and then that's it.' 'There's something very bogus about the whole thing,' she added. 'The thing that has made me more stressed than anything is that, from a legal point of view, I've been put in a position where I'm supposed to do the best for my son's inheritance. 'And I have to jump through many hoops to do this, and you end up feeling that he's kind of been ripped off. I could have done better. 'If I'd known how bad they were, I absolutely wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. I would have gone straight to Sovereign Rarities [the second auction house], who are absolutely superb. 'But it's a public body, isn't it? This is a government-run thing and you're thinking our taxes are going towards this. 'It's completely amateurish, which is a real shame.' 'Everything's going towards helping my son and his progress as an actor, because he's going to be really poor,' she joked. 'I've just been left with a very nasty taste. The saga comes after The Royal Mint confirmed in March that around 80 people at their Llantrisant site would be affected by a round of redundancies. The firm said: 'We can confirm that we are consulting with a number of employees as part of a strategy to secure the long-term future of The Royal Mint. 'We deeply value the contribution of all our employees, and our top priority is to treat our people with respect and look after their wellbeing throughout this process.'
