Brandy Goodner first learned about Juneteenth when she was 14. Although she didn’t begin celebrating the holiday — a commemoration of the day in 1865 that enslaved people in Texas were told that they had been freed two years earlier — until she was an adult, Ms. Goodner now parties like she’s making up for lost time.
“I’m a little over the top,” said Ms. Goodner, 41, who lives in Indianapolis. “I like a little extra pizazz, some details, things of that sort.”
In 2020, seeing an opening in the market for Juneteenth decorations and party favors — the few she found on Etsy were never exactly what she had in mind — Ms. Goodner decided to create her own line of Juneteenth party supplies.