CELEBRATION DAY: Shown from left to right: event organizers Asmaa Abou-Fouda, Rhea Heaven, Mayor Brian Arrigo, emcee Chief Officer of Talent and Culture Dr. Maritsa Barros, Revere Public Library Director Diana Luongo, Department of Public Works staff Steven Penta and Christopher Fabiano, Tourism Director Charles Giuffrida and his son, Ray Giuffrida, during Saturday’s inaugural Juneteenth celebration outside of City Hall.(Advocate photo by Tara Vocino)
District Attorney Kevin Hayden said that, as a black man, it’s a proud weekend celebration of Juneteenth and Father’s Day.The event host, Revere’s Chief Officer of Talent and Culture, Dr. Maritsa Barros, is happy that Juneteenth is now a federal holiday.DPW employees Steven Penta and Christopher Fabiano raised the Juneteenth flag.Music from Ghana was performed on drums.Vanessa Kazadi, owner of Beraka Juice, said she is proud to be black.Mayor Brian Arrigo said the word freedom today means more now than ever.Councillor-at-Large Steven Morabito spoke on the heartbreak that was slavery.Eduardo Moreno Mendez, who is Chief of Staff in the Office of State Senator Lydia Edwards, spoke on behalf of the senator.State Rep. Jeff Turco said Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. asked people to judge others by their character, not the color of their skin.The Juneteenth flag waved in the wind under the American flag.
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