The Philadelphia Juneteenth Parade and Festival, celebrating unity and culture, was led by Mayor Cherelle Parker Sunday down South 52nd Street.
PHILADELPHIA -- The city of Philadelphia celebrated Juneteenth with a parade and festival Sunday.'Wonderful. It's wonderful,' said Deborah Brown, who was there to watch the parade. Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker led the parade down South 52nd Street.'One Philly, a united city!' Parker said along the parade route.It was a showcase of unity in Philadelphia to honor an important day in history.'I love it,' said Azma Magee.
She said she was happy to see the city come together.'It makes things better and I hope to see more like this,' she said. Magee said she uses the parade to teach her kids about what the holiday truly means.'It means a lot for me as a parent, who raise young Black men in this city. If we didn't have freedom, I don't know where my sons would be, let alone my daughters,' she said. And Deborah Brown loved seeing people from all walks of life here to celebrate too.
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