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Juneteenth Rodeo Brings Oregonians Together
Oregon Community Foundation is a proud sponsor of the 8 Seconds Juneteenth Rodeo at Portland鈥檚 Veterans Memorial Coliseum on June 16, 2024. Doors open at 3 p.m. and the show begins at 7 p.m. It鈥檚 a way to commemorate the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States and celebrate a historically overlooked aspect of Black culture. 澳超直播 partnered with rodeo founder Ivan McClellan and filmmaker Jason Hill to produce this video about the rodeo.
Here鈥檚 how Ivan McClellan described the impact of the event:
鈥淩odeo is something that gathers people of all different cultures, backgrounds and economic levels. At the end of the day, we all eat. And this is a connection to the land and connection to agriculture in a very entertaining way. We鈥檙e in the middle of Portland 鈥� and we鈥檙e doing a very rural thing. Just creating bridges, moments of unity and harmony is something that we鈥檙e really passionate about.鈥�