This year’s concert comes as the presidential election is intensifying, with Black voters sure to play an important role.
Gladys Knight performs during a Juneteenth concert on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 10, 2024.
This year’s concert comes as the presidential election is intensifying, with Black voters sure to play an important role. Biden won 91% of Black voters in 2020, according to AP VoteCast. The Juneteenth concert had blatant political overtones with emcee Roy Wood Jr., the comedian and actor, ticking through policy achievements by the Biden administration such as capping insulin prices and forgiving student debt.
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