Grand Marshall Stella Antley waves to the crowd as the Gastonia Ebony Fest Juneteenth Festival started with a parade along Main Avenue Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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Mikey Pryor cooks turkey legs at the Tony T’zzz tent during the annual Belmont Juneteenth Celebration held Saturday afternoon, June 15, 2024, at Stowe Park in Belmont.
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The Gastonia Ebony Fest Juneteenth Festival started with a parade along Main Avenue Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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The annual Belmont Juneteenth Celebration was held Saturday afternoon, June 15, 2024, at Stowe Park in Belmont.
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Victoria Elliott checks out the BBQ ribs during the annual Belmont Juneteenth Celebration held Saturday afternoon, June 15, 2024, at Stowe Park in Belmont.
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The Gastonia Ebony Fest Juneteenth Festival started with a parade along Main Avenue Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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Destiny Jones finds a shady spot where she can paint with her dog “Ani” during the annual Belmont Juneteenth Celebration held Saturday afternoon, June 15, 2024, at Stowe Park in Belmont.
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Mrs. Black International Ambassador 2023 Mallory Foxx waves with her daughter Zyire Foxx as the Gastonia Ebony Fest Juneteenth Festival started with a parade along Main Avenue Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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Gastonia Mayor Richard Franks waves to the people as the Gastonia Ebony Fest Juneteenth Festival started with a parade along Main Avenue Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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The Gastonia Ebony Fest Juneteenth Festival started with a parade along Main Avenue Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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Deborah Lockhart, Pamela Alhaffan, E. Loretta Means and LaVaughn Littlejohn pose outside their booth during the annual Juneteenth Celebration held Saturday afternoon, June 15, 2024, at Stowe Park in Belmont.
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The Gastonia Ebony Fest Juneteenth Festival started with a parade along Main Avenue Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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The Gastonia Ebony Fest Juneteenth Festival started with a parade along Main Avenue Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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The Gastonia Ebony Fest Juneteenth Festival started with a parade along Main Avenue Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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The Gastonia Ebony Fest Juneteenth Festival started with a parade along Main Avenue Saturday, June 15, 2024.
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