Beginning at 3:30 p.m. Saturday, the four-hour Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Celebration in Aurora featured a variety of activities including a dance contest, storytelling, food and craft vendors…
A variety of organizations and vendors took part in the Juneteenth Freedom and Heritage Celebration in Aurora on Saturday. There was a party going on Saturday at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park in Aurora, as thousands came together to celebrate Juneteenth.
He noted the festival celebrating Juneteenth in Aurora has been held for 23 years, “long before this became a federal holiday.” “It’s also a summertime kick-off, if you will, and a family reunion to see people you haven’t seen during the year and a wonderful occasion to honor the Black struggle and journey in America,” he said.“While there will be predominantly Blacks at the event just like other events here in Aurora might be predominantly Mexican or Indian we have those from other communities come out and that reflects our message of our ‘One Aurora’ focus and that we all have a seat at the table,” he said.
Rodgers said that last year, the festival attracted “about 6,000 people and we’re hoping to do that or better this year.” Georgia Pryor, who said she has lived in Aurora for over 50 years, said she wanted to come to the event “because a lot of my former students might be here,” noting that she worked as a dean at East Aurora High School.
Steve Stefani of Chicago was representing a group at the event that offers “harm reduction” services focusing on drug abuse and said Saturday’s celebration “was important to acknowledge and that it’s something that is getting more attention.”
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