The organizers of the Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival announced on Tuesday they will be postponing their event to next year because they’re unable to safely host the large-scale festival.

Thank you for your patience and understanding." The Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival in Los Angeles' Leimert Park Village issued a similar message, saying it is postponing its Juneteenth event.

With Juneteenth commemorating the end of slavery ... Every year, the Black community has gathered in Leimert Park to celebrate freedom and honor ancestry with this art, music, food and education ...