The Juneteenth New Jersey event this weekend in Newark was abruptly canceled after Essex County officials had concerns about the number of people who would attend and their safety. DougWilliamsTV reports.
"You get to see a lot of Black American pride, a lot of Black American celebration of our heritage and to have that stripped away from us is disappointing," said Hanif Adams Davis.
In the statement on social media, Juneteenth New Jersey shared screenshots of emails and detailed a timeline of communication between organizers and county officials. They said they were given 10 days notice to come up with $35,000 for Essex County Police for security. The event was canceled when they couldn't come up with the money by the county's deadline. "They didn't do their due diligence. They did not follow the process. They were trying to put this together in six weeks.
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