I attended my first Juneteenth celebration this past weekend, and it was nice. Lots of activity for the kids, local entertainment, nice merchandise. There's room for it to grow some more, especially in the ways of entertainment and a wider array of vendors (seven vendors selling cell phone backs and fake Gucci glasses was kinda nerve grating... let's do better...) I think there are so many black owned businesses in Charlotte and I wonder why more didn't take advantage of the great opp. for exposure. Ah well. I enjoyed myself. I've always wanted to go and I'm glad I did.
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