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Young Men United hosting 21st Juneteenth Celebration in McMinnville Monday Young Men United Warren County will host their Annual Juneteenth Celebration commemorating the 1865 celebrations after federal troops arrived in Texas to proclaim that slaves had been freed two years prior. President Donald W. Crisp said the annual event is important both in remembering the past and in celebrating current ... Read More »

McMinnville’s Young Men United are holding the 16th annual Juneteenth celebration on Saturday. President Donald Crisp said the holiday started in Texas, when slaves learned they achieved freedom years after the 1862 Emancipation Proclamation. Crisp said McMinnville Mayor Ryle Chastain and Warren County Executive Jimmy Haley will be in attendance and speaking. “It’s a beautiful thing man, to have them ... Read More »

Young Men United held their annual roadblock fundraiser Saturday in McMinnville with a new goal this year. President Donald Crisp said Young Men United will be raising money to continue restoring the Bernard School in Warren County. Crisp said this is an important piece of history to local African Americans and sits across the street from where he grew up. ... Read More »