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My BFF

I can remember that day well. Cold November day in 2017. For several years we had told ourselves NO MORE PETS – ever! And yet, here we were, driving 75 miles to pick up the cutest white bundle of puppy fur ever. We named him Scooter after his dad.

Memories made

Memories made

One evening, I spent the evening at a laundromat with a homeless friend whose clothes required extra detergent. She carries most of them in a large tote, so we washed every piece of clothing she owed. Once I dropped the quarters inside and poured powdered soap into the washer, I warned the couple sitting by the wall with their tiny in fant that if suds seeped from the washer, it was my fault. I didn’t measure the amount needed and guessed how much to pour.

DeKalb Juneteenth Parade 2023
DeKalb Juneteenth Parade 2023
DeKalb Juneteenth Parade 2023
DeKalb Juneteenth Parade 2023
DeKalb Juneteenth Parade 2023
DeKalb Juneteenth Parade 2023
DeKalb Juneteenth Parade 2023
DeKalb Juneteenth Parade 2023
DeKalb Juneteenth Parade 2023
DeKalb Juneteenth Parade 2023
DeKalb Juneteenth Parade 2023
DeKalb Juneteenth Parade 2023
DeKalb Juneteenth Parade 2023
DeKalb Juneteenth Parade 2023

DeKalb Juneteenth Parade 2023

The DeKalb Juneteenth Parade and festivities were held Saturday with a long line of cars, floats and riders on horseback winding their way through downtown DeKalb. Fulton Street United Holiness Church was this year’s honorary Grand Marshall of the parade. The day was capped off with food and fun for all at City Park, including brisket, ribs, turkey legs and goat, along with homemade ice cream, chips and drinks and a softball tournament. The DeKalb Juneteenth Celebration Committee’s Jerome Wilson stated, “Juneteenth is a very important day in African American history. Juneteeth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. We can use Juneteenth as a way to acknowledge our past faults, help heal current divisions, and move forward with a future and a nation more united.”

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