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The music was blasted outside the MAC Harlem location, located at 292 West 125th Street, on June 17th. MAC celebrated Juneteenth 2025 in Harlem with an in-store celebration with free make-up sessions and free sweet treats with complimentary cupcakes from Black-owned bakery Make My Cake Bakehouse located in Harlem. The MAC Harlem store has been serving the Harlem Community for over 20 years, with the M.A.C. Movement, since its opening in 2003.

From 2 PM to 5 PM, customers were treated to an afternoon of fun with live graffiti artists who displayed their art skills on the window of the MAC store and on free tank tops with the slogan of your choice. The word Juneteenth was spray-painted on the window in rasta colors in red, green, and gold.

Graffiti Artist, Grafftours, IG@grafftours, went to work spray painting the word Juneteenth in bold rasta colors on the MAC Harlem store window. Inside, the second graffiti artist, H Kubed, IG@h_kubed_, spray-painted custom t-shirts for customers. The first 50 customers received gift bags including a free lipliner and other samples of MAC products.

“The vibes were so super high, the music was super good!” said Ana Rose, IG@anaplacide, who came out and got her custom spray paint tank top. “I love it and Happy Juneteenth!” she said.

Inside the MAC store, MAC Pro artists, like the Global Director of Makeup at MAC, gave customers a complimentary 15-minute make-up session and assistance with shade matching with foundation. The high-energy event brought out the Harlem community and inspired creativity. “I was just walking by and stopped by to see what was going on!” said Miss Class, IG@missclassonfiance, “I got a top for my daughter because he birthday was tomorrow! I like coming and I shop here and I like the atmosphere!” she said.

The music blasted with Soca music to Rihanna’s “Work” with DJ X-Rated, IG@djxrated, spinning music throughout the event.

The event continues with customers gathering together as a community to celebrate Juneteenth. Juneteenth is the federal holiday that marks the end of slavery in the United States and the start of Black Independence in U.S. history. Juneteenth, officially observed on June 19th, was established as a federal holiday in the U.S. in 2021.

Now, four years later, members in Harlem continued to celebrate Juneteenth in the Black community. The celebration of Juneteenth will continue across Harlem with The Harlem Juneteenth Celebration at Marcus Garvey Park and the 32nd Annual Juneteenth Celebration on Malcom X Boulevard. MAC and the Harlem community took this event to celebrate and honor Black beauty and racial equality.

Photo Credit: Sherica Daley