Garner, Durham and Raleigh participate in weekend Juneteenth celebrations
PROUD PARTNER WITH THE 2023
CAPITAL CITY. JUNETEENTH
CELEBRATION. THE JUNETEENTH
CELEBRATIONS HAPPEN ALL OVER
OUR AREA TODAY. LET'S TAKE A
LOOK AT A FEW EVENTS THAT TOOK
PLACE TODAY. THE FRIENDS OF
OBERLIN VILLAGE HELD THE SECOND
OVERLAND VILLAGE HERITAGE, 5 K
RUN WALK. DOZENS OF ATTENDEES
KICKED OFF THE RUN AT WAKE MED
SOCCER PARK IN CARY THIS
MORNING. AMONG THEM, WRAL, NEWS
REPORTER OR I SHOULD SAY
PRODUCER MIRIAM MELVIN. SHE
WAS THERE. THE FRIENDS OF
OVERLAND WORK TO PRESERVE,
PROTECT AND HONOR THE
ESTABLISHMENT OF OVERLAND,
OVERLAND VILLAGE ATTENDEES SAY
THEY'RE LEARNING ABOUT THE
HISTORY THROUGH THIS EVENT.
>> WELL, THIS IS SOMETHING
SPECIAL BECAUSE LIKE I DIDN'T
KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT UNTIL WE
SIGN UP FOR THE RACE AND THE 2,
RESEARCH IN THE BACK IN.
AND THERE'S SOMETHING REALLY
SPECIAL ONLY BELIEVES HERITAGE
GOT WHAT THEY GOT GOING ON
HERE. IT'S GREAT TO BE A PART
>> IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW,
OVERLY VILLAGE IS ONE OF THE
LAST KNOWN SURVIVING FREE AND
FREEDMAN'S VILLAGE IN NORTH
CAROLINA. IT GREW OUT OF THE
FREE BLACKS SETTLEMENT. OVER
IN DURHAM, LOCALS THERE TURNED
OUT FOR THE JUNETEENTH PARADE,
DOZENS OF BUSINESSES AND
ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATED
TODAY, INCLUDING IN THE HIGH
SCHOOL MARCHING BAND NCCU
ALUMNI AND SAINT AUG'S CYCLING
TEAM. THERE WERE MANY MORE
THERE AS WELL. THIS IS THE
SECOND YEAR THIS PARADE TAKES
PLACE IN THE BULL CITY.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS WAS TOP OF
MIND DURING TODAY'S JUNETEENTH
EVENT AT THE YMCA OF SOUTHEAST
RALEIGH, ALONG WITH THE FOOD
VENDORS, A BOUNCE HOUSES
ATTENDEES COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE
OF A FREE COMMUNITY HEALTH.
FAIR. THE HEALTH CARE PROVIDE
FREE HEALTH AND WELLNESS
SCREENINGS, WHICH ORGANIZERS
SAY IS EXTRA IMPORTANT FOR THE
COMMUNITY.
>> THERE'S A LOT OF HISTORICAL
TRAUMA IN OUR A LOT
DIABETES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
WE HAVE A HIGH RATE OF CANCER
IN OUR COMMUNITY FOR MAKING
SURE THAT OUR FAMILY.
>> I HAVE A CHANCE TO GO
THROUGH.
>> COOKING DEMONSTRATIONS IS
SAFE. DRIVING DEMOS WERE ALSO
PROVIDED.
>> AND GARNER ALSO DID THEIR
PART TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND
CELEBRATE JUNETEENTH. WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT 200 PEOPLE
ATTENDED TODAY'S JUNETEENTH
CELEBRATION AT THE GARNER
PERFORMING ARTS. ENTER
PERFORMERS INCLUDED A NUMBER
OF SPEAKERS AND PERFORMERS SO