welcome to hollywood! where an epic party is getting started. the stage at the historic greek theater will soon light up with an extraordinary list of musical talent all taking part in a global celebration for freedom. i am sara sidner. i am sitting next to my man van jones. he s here to celebrate juneteeth on cnn. we are so excited to be with you. this is america s newest federal holiday, commemorating the end, the true end of slavery in this country. folks heading to the greek theater, here in hollywood. and all of you at home are going to see an incredible concert with an amazing all-star lineup of black singers and songwriters. we re going to enjoy a show-stopping tribute to the queen of rock and roll, tina turner. we lost her this year. it was devastating for all of us. but you re going to see something you haven t seen before, y all. so stick around. actress chloe will give us her rendition of one of turner s greatest hits what s love got to do with it? she is going t
i can teach you a couple things chloe will hit the juneteeth stage as one of today s hottest stars. this may be a spoiler alert. but chloe s going to do a tina turner tribute. you re simply the best she was inspired by her. her voice is amazing, and we re excited for her to come pay homage to such an amazing artist. also artists like mike phillips who s played with prince, stevie wonder, and michael jackson. even michael jordan and nike signed him to a shoe deal. playing an instrument, it s almost like a sport. tonight phillips will pay tribute to his legendary collaborators. what does it mean to you to come on that stage and be part of the celebration? what we celebrate in contemporary culture is all based off of the pain of the negro spiritual. so, to take time to celebrate the root of the music i think is a great thing. and it s all happening here
something you haven t seen before, y all. so stick around. actress chloe will give us her rendition of one of turner s greatest hits what s love got to do with it? she is going to blow it up. nelly will perform iconic songs including dilemma. we also have miguel. he is one of the many featured artists. he ll perform sure thing, his r&b classic. the kids found it online, and now it s like back. it s back and huge to them. he is never gone. he has always been around. there will be messages as well from the first and only black president of the united states barack obama. and the first black vice president kamala harris, along with remarks by president joe biden and first lady jill biden. plus, big time, plus this hour we ll talk to the woman known as the grandmother of juneteeth,
opal lee. van, i know you had a conversation with her. she s amazing. she is just truly a light in our world. she is a national treasure and helped make juneteeth an actual federal holiday. but you look at this lineup as well. what are you expected to see? look, juneteeth brings all generations together. so you got the young ones people may not know chloe. you re about to see the next generation of black talent that s going to blow your mind. you got jodeci, charlie wilson. you got the whole thing! freedom can be fun. freedom can be joyful. it doesn t have to always be sad. doesn t have to always be, we shall overcome. sometimes we can just be. and that s what we re going to do tonight. we re just going to be. the freedom to be, that s what people were fighting for, to be who you are in your soul, and then to share that. and all that soul comes from struggle as well. absolutely. i want to bring in stephanie elam. she is actually at the greek theater. stephanie, what s happe
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