Juneteenth Parade 2023

Group with DA Jared Williams & Banner   
VP Golden & Member Hightower   

Treasurer Tyrell-Smith   
Member Laliberte   

Chi Eta Phi Sorority   
Jelata   

Briana   

Juneteenth marks the end of slavery in America. On June 19th, 1865, a full two-and-a-half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, Major General Gordon Granger issued General Order No. 3 in Galveston, Texas, that freed the last enslaved Americans. Juneteenth is a day during which we celebrate freedom and reflect on freedom’s delay. We honor June 19, 1865, the day when enslaved African Americans in the westernmost Confederate states were finally declared free. Juneteenth represents a time to gather with family and community, honor the present, and reflect on the past. In recognition of the Juneteenth celebration, the Concerned National Black Nurses took to the streets as a participant in the Juneteenth Parade. We were in good company with the Phi Chi chapter of Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc. Even District Attorney Jared Williams stopped by for a chat. It was gratifying to meet members of the community as we strolled the two miles from Curtis Baptist Church along Broad Street to the James Brown Arena.