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While local events are energetic and entertaining, many participants also say they take time to reflect on Black history and teach younger generations about the realities of race in America.
The June 19 federal and state holiday honors the day in 1865 when the last enslaved African Americans learned they had been freed — two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.
El festival se traslada al SeatGeek Stadium, situado en el 7000 S. Harlem Ave. en Bridgeview. Algunos residentes y propietarios de negocios se alegran de la marcha del tráfico y el ruido y de que la comunidad recupere el acceso a los espacios verdes. Otros lamentan perder la emoción y las…
Some residents and business owners are happy to see the traffic and noise leave and for the community to regain access to green space. Others are sorry to lose the excitement and crowds.