\u201cWe try to teach our kids about Juneteenth every year,\u201d Faye said. \u201cFor our kids especially, there\u2019s not a lot of Black children where we live, so we really want them to come out here and see people that look like them.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said Juneteenth is the holiday that best represents freedom for Black Americans.<\/p>\n
\u201cPeople love the Fourth of July,\u201d she said. \u201cI feel like Juneteenth is our Fourth of July. It\u2019s liberating, empowering, and a celebration of our freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mitchell Logan, who went to the Southern Soul concert, said Juneteenth stands for togetherness.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt brings unity,\u201d he said. \u201cI celebrate with my people, my friends, and my family.\u201d<\/p>\n
At the sixth annual Juneteenth Block Party at the historic 40 Acres Complex in Oak Park, thousands more people gathered for another day of celebration. The event featured live DJs, dance performances, local artists, classic cars, food trucks, and more than 60 Black-owned businesses and community groups.<\/p>\n
The event turned the neighborhood into a lively marketplace where people shopped with Black entrepreneurs, enjoyed live entertainment, and connected with neighbors.<\/p>\n
Malcolm Kennedy said the celebration was much more than just a festival.<\/p>\n
\u201cI really love being here today because for me this is the celebration of not just Black freedom, but Black unity,\u201d Kennedy said. \u201cToday is truly a remarkable day that should be celebrated every day by Black people.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sarah Tony traveled from Fairfield to spend Juneteenth with family in Sacramento.<\/p>\n
\u201cJuneteenth is really a day I\u2019m grateful for every day,\u201d Tony said. \u201cEverything changed for Black people on this day. We\u2019re not where we want to be yet, but we thank God we\u2019re not where we used to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
While the celebrations included music, dancing, and food, many people said the day has a deeper meaning.<\/p>\n
For parents, it was a chance to teach their children about a part of American history that is often left out of classrooms. For elders, it was a time to reflect on progress and remember there is still work to do. For many, it was simply a chance to gather in a place where Black culture, history, and joy were at the center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cWe try to teach our kids about Juneteenth every year,\u201d Faye said. \u201cFor our kids especially, there\u2019s not…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":382255,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[2679,961,32957,9739,121,123,122],"class_list":["post-382254","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sacramento","tag-black-community","tag-black-history","tag-juneteenth","tag-print","tag-sacramento","tag-sacramento-headlines","tag-sacramento-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}