Juneteenth festivities celebrate and reflect on progress
A 1K Freedom Walk Run was part of the Memphis Juneteenth Festival at Health Sciences Park on Saturday. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Hundreds gathered at Health Sciences Park for the second day of the weekend-long celebration. Juneteenth events were also scheduled at Fourth Bluff Park, Orange Mound Tower and LeMoyne-Owen College.
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Omer Yusuf covers Bartlett and North Memphis neighborhoods for The Daily Memphian. He also analyzes COVID-19 data each week. Omer is a former Jackson Sun reporter and University of Memphis graduate.
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