In a file photo from Nov. 30, 2007, Clara Peoples poses with her daughter, Lynda Peoples (wearing a hat), her granddaughter Jenelle Jack (back right), her five great-grandchildren, from left, Gregory Tolston, 6, Emony Robinson,9, Kiyara Tolston, 8, Tamia Robinson, 3, Jaelen Robinson, 7, and her Juneteenth co-organizer, Ora Lee Green (in blue).LC-
Four years ago, Jenelle Jack was looking for a sign.
She was touring office spaces for the new home of Juneteenth Oregon, the organization founded by her late grandmother Clara Peoples. Ever since taking over leadership of the nonprofit, Jack had felt her grandmother guiding her.
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