While Saturday had brought a parade, a concert and fireworks, Sunday’s celebration at Black Lives Matter Plaza was focused on wellness.
As the speakers thumped to life, the crowd of about 50 people swooped their arms — bent at the elbow — upward. They clapped their hands and sashayed from side to side. A group fitness instructor bellowed encouragement as he cut through the crowd — all sweat, spandex and celebration.It was just after 10 a.m.
Millison, who is also spearheading the mayor’s FITDC initiative, said they’d be back for another event on Juneteenth. On this morning, he had been on-site since 6 a.m., when patrol cars arrived to block off the plaza, their red-and-blue lights blinking.Now, one folding table was piled high with cases of bottled water. Nearby, another table was layered with white, FITDC-branded T-shirts. The women handing them out couldn’t resist — they were also shimmying their shoulders to the music.
“It’s a great thing for everybody to get some sun, have some fun, burn some calories,” she said of the class. “Sometimes my daughter will dance with me.”
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