[1/2] Method Man (C) and Streetlife (R) of rap band Wu-Tang Clan perform at the Montreux Jazz Festival July 18, 2007.
REUTERS/Denis Balibouse (SWITZERLAND)/File PhotoWASHINGTON, June 13 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden will host the White House's first big Juneteenth celebration, a concert featuring performances by Oscar-winning singer Jennifer Hudson, hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man and marching bands from historically black universities in Tennessee and Maryland.
Other performers include dance group Step Afrika!, singer Ledisi, choirs from more historically black colleges and universities, and a Broadway choir.
Biden declared Juneteenth - a portmanteau of June and 19th, also known as Emancipation Day - a federal holiday in 2021.
U.S. presidents dating back to George W. Bush have marked Juneteenth from the White House, often with a somber statement.
Persons:
Wu, Tang Clan, Denis Balibouse, Joe Biden, Oscar, Jennifer Hudson, Tang, Kamala Harris, Biden, Ledisi, Karine Jean, Pierre, it's, Juneteenth, Abraham Lincoln's, George W, Bush, Andrea Shalal, Heather Timmons, Leslie Adler, Bill Berkrot
Organizations:
Montreux Jazz, REUTERS, WASHINGTON, White, Morgan State University, Tennessee State University, Thomson
Locations:
SWITZERLAND, Tennessee, Maryland, Baltimore, Nashville, Texas, Washington