Jacksonville’s Emancipation Celebration festival returns to James Weldon Johnson Park

Jacksonville City Councilwoman Ju’Coby Pittman, the park and the city announced Friday that the festival will return to the park on West Monroe Street in downtown Jacksonville from 4-9 p.m. Saturday.

“Are we really free right now?” Pittman asked during a news conference Friday. “Because there are still things that come up in our communities, such as racial issues, divisiveness, and we as leaders are supposed to come together and talk about the injustices that we have. I am so excited that we are able to celebrate this day.

“As a community, we are recognizing the past wrongs and injustices with a celebration of unity with a profound purpose. As we continue to celebrate as a community, we still have work to do together,” Pittman said.Rahman Johnson, National Anchor for the Black Information Network and award-winning author, actor and journalist, returns to host.

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