South Coast Health Equity Coalition Announces 2026 Juneteenth Celebration Across Coos and Curry Counties.  A Week of Remembrance, Joy, Culture, and Community Connection - Coos & Curry Counties, Oregon — The South Coast Health Equity Coalition (SCHEC), alongside community partners, proudly announces its 2026 Juneteenth Celebration, a multi day regional celebration honoring Black freedom, resilience, culture, and community across Oregon’s South Coast.  Taking place throughout the month of June, this year’s celebration brings together community members, local organizations, artists, educators, and leaders for a series of events rooted in education, reflection, liberation, and joy.  Juneteenth commemorates June 19, 1865, when enslaved Black people in Galveston, Texas were finally informed of their freedom, more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. Today, Juneteenth serves as both a remembrance of that history and a celebration of Black life, culture, resistance, and liberation.  2026 Juneteenth Event Highlights Include:  COOS BAY EVENTS - Tuesday, June 2 | 5:30–6:00 PM, Tuesday Talk at Coos History Museum.  A conversation featuring Laura Erceg (Southern Oregon Coast Pride) and Jayden Ruff (SCHEC) exploring the intersection of health equity for 2SLGBTQIA+ communities and communities of color.  Friday, June 5 | 10:00–11:00 AM, Juneteenth Flag Raising.  Hosted at Southwestern Oregon Community College.  Friday, June 5 | 3:00–5:00 PM.  Juneteenth Cooking Demonstration with Jayden Ruff.  Followed by a Q&A facilitated by Forest Acker, this conversation explores foods of resistance through Corn Bread Fritters, Succotash, and Hibiscus while reflecting on how food traditions have carried strength, survival, culture, and community across generations.  Empire Hall Black Box Room, Southwestern Oregon Community College, Wednesday, June 17 | 5:30–7:30 PM.  Community Art Project: Freedom & Jubilee.  A collaborative art experience reflecting on liberation, restoration, and self determination while connecting past and present expressions of freedom.  Coos History Museum, 1210 N Front St, Coos Bay, Saturday, June 20 | 3:00–5:00 PM.  Juneteenth Community Block Party at Black Market Gourmet.  A vibrant gathering featuring live music, dancing, food, games, and community connection celebrating Black joy and culture.  Black Market Gourmet, 495 Central Ave, Coos Bay.