Berkeley celebrates Juneteenth with festival honoring history

Berkeley celebrates Juneteenth with festival honoring history

The 39th annual Berkeley Juneteenth festival brought people out to honor history and celebrate culture. The festival commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans. “This is the one day everyone comes back to south Berkeley, those who are still here, those who have left come, we see everyone we haven’t seen in a long time and it’s an opportunity to express the rich cultural diversity that exists in south Berkeley and the strong heri…