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“Perhaps its fate that today is the 4th of July, and you will once again be fighting for our freedom, not from tyranny, oppression, or persecution but from annihilation. We’re fighting for our right to live, to exist….” –
Once we understand this, all that’s happening will make sense.
The city of Evanston, Illinois is under fire this week after an email blast was sent out notifying residents that their Fourth of July parade has been canceled and will be a virtual event, but the Juneteenth and Pride parades were still on.
On Saturday, the city hosted its Juneteenth parade. The celebrations began at 11 a.m. with a parade led by Grand Marshals Cheryl Judice and Jason Powell. The parade went on from the parking lot of the Robert Crown Community Center and proceeded up Dodge Avenue to Simpson Street.
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