Indianapolis will not have its annual Indy Juneteenth parade this year after organizers and the city were unable to agree on a location for the event.

“Due to unavoidable scheduling conflicts with other major events in the city, we have made the difficult decision to cancel the parade for 2025,” Indy Juneteenth said in a statement announcing the decision.

Juneteenth, which takes place on June 19, marks the day the last of the enslaved Americans learned they had been emancipated. Former President Biden declared the date a federal holiday in 2021 after decades of advocacy from Black leaders.

Cities across the nation often plan........

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