CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It is obviously no secret that the Rolling Stones are in Cleveland Saturday, and as concertgoers walked through downtown wearing their Rolling Stones shirts, many made sure to stop by the at Mall C near the Downtown lakefront. It was a beautiful, bright and comfortable late spring day as Juneteeth attendees commemorated the end of slavery on June 19, 1865 through remembrance, celebration, good food, good music and even better company with people of all walks of life. The family-friendly celebration runs through 8 p.
m. Saturday. Juneteenth is all about celebrating and educating people on the rich African-American history in Cleveland, said Heather Holmes Dillard, co-founder of the MetroHealth Juneteenth festival.
She noted this is the fourth time the Cleveland festival has been held. “Fourth of July, Independence Day was the day that our country gained independence, independence of the land,” she said. “So, Juneteenth was the day that we saw freedom for all people.
” The festival has four stages and features musical acts from gospel to jazz to R&B and more throughout the day, dance performances, reading times, Juneteenth Father’s Day poetry, a DJ, more than 30 vendors, food, games, community partnership booths and even a petting zoo. MetroHealth has an “Ask a Doc Stage,” where doctors specializing in women’s health, mental health, senior health and more offer important health information. “I tend to call it sensory overload because just have.
