Happy Juneteenth! Celebrate at Fort Wayne’s Macknificent Freedom Fest

“It is a time to educate, organize, and celebrate the Black community. It is about unity in the community. Our mission is to develop Renaissance Leaders and connect people and organizations with a collective conscience for community welfare and events, locally and abroad.”

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June 15, 2022
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Juneteenth celebrations are underway in Fort Wayne, and there’s a full week of activities leading up to June 19th, known as the Macknificent Freedom Fest. 

 

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Kara Hackett is a Fort Wayne native fascinated by what's next for northeast Indiana how it relates to other up-and-coming places around the world.

After working briefly in New York City and Indianapolis, she moved back to her hometown where she has discovered interesting people, projects, and innovations shaping the future of this place—and has been writing about them ever since. Her work has appeared in The Journal Gazette, Living Fort Wayne, Glo Magazine, FoxNews.com, and The Huffington Post.

In January 2018, Kara helped launch Input Fort Wayne, in partnership with its parent company, Issue Media Group, based in Detroit, Mich., and a coalition of regional sponsors.

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