The White House South Lawn was teeming with Black professionals, artists and musicians for Washington’s annual Juneteenth concert.
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“Black artists like these have put song to our nation’s fight for freedom,” Vice President Kamala Harris told concertgoers in her opening remarks. “Through spirituals, blues, and gospel, through jazz, soul, and hip-hop, artists give voice to the joy and hope, ambition and aspiration, courage and conviction of the people of our nation.”
The evening was filled with opportunities for celebrities and lawmakers to let their hair down and take a moment to enjoy dreams fulfilled and achieved. Famed Netflix actor Billy Porter jammed with her while sitting in the front row next to the Vice President and Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff. Congressman Jim Clyburn, Maxine Waters and Symone Sanders also enjoyed the live concert and could be seen cheering, chanting and singing along to hit records of the present and past.
Flanking Wood were two screens rolling the names, faces and likeness of the formerly enslaved as he addressed the audience.
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