Musicians, dancers, storytellers, historical characters and others offered 'edutainment' at the second annual Jubilee Day Festival.
Wood said the celebration was held in partnership with Juneteenth on the Ave., held on Saturday along Mount Vernon Avenue in Columbus' historic Bronzeville neighborhood."The pairing makes for a great weekend," she said.
Learning about Juneteenth should not be limited to a specific group of people, Logan-Grimes noted."It's important that we're educating everybody about what it is."
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