Historic Atlanta

Join us for the 12th annual Juneteenth Atlanta Parade & Music Festival for a weekend of family, friends, and fun!

This high-spirited celebration of freedom, unity, and equality offers six (6) stages and is known for filling the atmosphere and the streets of Atlanta with the soulful sounds of live music, the pleasant aromas of sage, myrrh, and frankincense, the amazing hand-made merchandise from local and international vendors, mouthwatering cuisines, and an array of immersive cultural activities for all attendees.

Everyone is welcome to be a part of this monumental event where community, equality, human rights, and justice for all merge together to create a better world for future generations. (above text from ; event organized by )

WHAT:  June 21-23. (Related events include the 5K Freedom Run and Royal Juneteenth Pageants.)

WHEN:  10:00 AM - 10:00 PM. The parade will begin at noon June 22.

WHERE:  The festival is being held . The parade will begin near the King Center on Auburn Avenue NE, turning left on Boulevard NE. It will travel north on Boulevard NE to Monroe Drive to 10th Street NE. It will end at the Park.

PRICE:  Free

Photos:  Stanley L. Coleman, official photographer .

Are you in favor of reparations for slavery? Sound off in the comments! (article excerpt below / link in bio)
Brazil’s nascent clamor for reparations joins existing movements abroad. In the U.S., New York, California and Illinois have established task forces on the issue. In November, the African Union partnered with Caribbean countries to form a “united front” to persuade European nations to pay for “historical mass crimes”. Institutions such as Harvard University and the Bank of England have been confronting their historical ties to the slave trade, although neither has endorsed direct financial reparations.

And in 2021, President Joe Biden expressed support for a federal commission to study a national plan for reparations for Black Americans, but he has not supported any of the efforts at the state level.

Such discussions in the U.S. inspired Brazilian nonprofit Educafro to sue the federal government in May 2022, Irapuã Santana, the lawyer who filed the suit, told The Associated Press. The organization, which fights for better access to education for Black and biracial Brazilians, is demanding an apology and a fund to combat racism, among other measures.