our name. it is actually a movement it really is. that is beautiful. stephanie elam is down there. she is my sister from another mr.. i love this woman. she has been listening, she was there watching it in person. and a girl i hear them, i hear them. listen, i have to tell you. i have to tell you. being in the audience, seeing everybody jump up. and i ll be honest, i was singing along to every word. because you guys are kind of the soundtrack to some like important years in life right. like great when i got to howard university. everyone was singing swv. i had to stop saying that because i listened to the entire audience, they were singing every single word. people were there for you. people were like, look at their shoes. look at the smooth moves. everything. taking in the entire vibe. i mean, i just had to stop and
york? right yes. and swv, i looked this up when i was younger. sisters with voices. we thought it was so incredibly cool. does that mean something more to you? because right now, sisters are having a lot of impact on a lot of things, whether it be politics. politics, culture, food, you name it. it is a sign of the times and progression. there was a time when we couldn t even come outside without permission. but now we are laying down the laws and putting foot downs on folks. kamala harris was here. the first black female vice president was here talking about sisters with voices. but for a while, u.s. weren t sisters with voices, u.s. on separate ways, what made you come back together to become sisters with voices? yes. that s all, everyone as a nation needs to understand, we are stronger together than a park. we knew that no matter how great we did without each other, it was not compared to what we can do together. sisters with voices not just
that was the legendary army trio swv. getting the juneteenth crown. we are part of. it so i am just letting you all know, i am so into you. i am. i was so excited when i saw your name. hold on, i ve got a little girl like freak out there. i am so happy to see you. i am so happy to see you performing. can you tell me what it is like being out there? u.s. have been around for a minute. i mean we are young. but you ve been doing this for a minute. and you come out to this crowd, they lose their minds. how did that feel? it s the music. it s all about the music. we don t know what to expect. and they were loving us and it was like okay. let s get it.
he s still got. it we heard nelly, we heard chloe bringing the house down. this has been an incredible show of talent. so many inspirational remarks honoring this federal holiday. it is now a federal holiday, juneteenth. and it s all about freedom. we are back with juneteenth on cnn. i m sara sidner along with van jones. it just keeps getting better and better. there are moments from now where we will talk to some of the folks that you saw on the stage. some of the headliners, kurt franklin, big freedia the members of swv. we will hem it up with them. i m proud to be an american. i am proud of kurt. it s an unbelievable show. you have the young folks. i guarantee people who had never heard of chloe, they now know who she is. i ll tell you what, charlie.
because i know my son is in a better place because i was able to do for him what i could not have when i was younger. so that freedom, i love that. beautiful, beautiful generational. and what makes me feel free is just enjoying my body. getting older it s like a thing, you always want to be like, you go through these changes like the midlife crisis. but i can actually be naked and be like, i look good for my age. tell the truth. what those curves, that little love handle. it s the confidence. which you all have. and you get that as you get older. you start saying, like i don t have to listen to what people are saying about me, i know me. i m good, thank you. so happy to see you all, thank, you thank you so much. swv. we will be back. up next, they perform all about dance.