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Juneteenth celebrations adapt after corporate sponsors pull support

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Juneteenth celebrations have been scaled back this year due to funding shortfalls.

Companies and municipalities across the country reconsider their support for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

In Denver , for example, more than a dozen companies backed out of supporting the Juneteenth Music Festival .

The shrinking financial support coincides with many companies severing ties with LGBTQ celebrations for Pride .

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86

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87

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formal

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English

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