It may be that trying to undo a national holiday, particularly one as publicly embraced as Juneteenth, would be a harder sell than eliminating an office tucked inside a federal agency.

Thousands of Seattleites celebrated Juneteenth and lifted up community at events and festivals Thursday, even as national leaders attack diversity initiatives and Black history.

On Juneteenth, the community celebrated the groundbreaking for the African Baptist Meeting House and the public opening of the Williamsburg Bray School.