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Cheering and reflection as the crowds mark Juneteenth
Saturday marked the first 10th of June as a federal holiday, and celebrations across the country sparked cheers and cheers, but also led to quieter reflections on racial justice. Rallies, art exhibitions and lots of food. In Galveston, members of the Texas Dancin ‘Divas danced in the streets during a parade. In New York, protesters on the Brooklyn Bridge campaigned for racial equality at the Midday June 10th Festival, said the day was a celebration of unity of people, rather than individuals. “Kathryn Vandyke, a Harrodsburg resident, said the holiday should be the people bring together. “There are some racial issues here in town we can and try to bring things like this together, not only to bring people back together, but the white community comes in and celebrates with us.” Group of enslaved people in Texas who went through two years earlier the Emancipation Proclamation of President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris signed law Thursday making June 10 the eleventh national holiday, just over a year after the assassination of George Floyd in Minneapolis, nationwide protests for racial justice and an end to police brutality sparked . A new statue of George Floyd was unveiled in Brooklyn on Saturday as part of the celebrations nationwide event that allowed crowds to gather in person and meet face-to-face without fear – and often without masks – as the U.S. pandemic subsides S.
