Juneteenth celebrated at Marin City festival

Community queen Jackie Dedrick, left, is sung to by her husband of fifty-two years, community king Carl Dedrick as Oshalla Marcus and Darnell Uutrey look on at the Marin City Juneteenth Festival celebration at Rocky Graham Park in Marin City, Calif. on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Juneteenth is celebrated annually to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. The event included African culture themed music and dance performances, food and fashion vendors and more. The theme for the Marin City Juneteenth celebration this year is Umoja, the Swahili word for Unity...(Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)

Artist Ngonda Badila of Oakland paints her face at the Marin City Juneteenth Festival celebration at Rocky Graham Park in Marin City, Calif. on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Juneteenth is celebrated annually to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. The event included African culture themed music and dance performances, food and fashion vendors and more. The theme for the Marin City Juneteenth celebration this year is Umoja, the Swahili word for Unity...(Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)

Audience members snack and snap photos while enjoying the music at the Marin City Juneteenth Festival celebration at Rocky Graham Park in Marin City, Calif. on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Juneteenth is celebrated annually to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. (Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)

Mary Williams of Marin City performs spiritual and gospel songs with other community performers at the Marin City Juneteenth Festival celebration at Rocky Graham Park in Marin City, Calif. on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Juneteenth is celebrated annually to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. The event included African culture themed music and dance performances, food and fashion vendors and more. The theme for the Marin City Juneteenth celebration this year is Umoja, the Swahili word for Unity...(Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)

A group of people dance and sing together at the Marin City Juneteenth Festival celebration at Rocky Graham Park in Marin City, Calif. on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Juneteenth is celebrated annually to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. The event included African culture themed music and dance performances, food and fashion vendors and more. The theme for the Marin City Juneteenth celebration this year is Umoja, the Swahili word for Unity...(Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)

Vendor Artrenia Harris helps Chianaka Green of Marin City select a strings of beads at the Marin City Juneteenth Festival celebration at Rocky Graham Park in Marin City, Calif. on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Juneteenth is celebrated annually to commemorate the ending of slavery in the United States. The event included African culture themed music and dance performances, food and fashion vendors and more. The theme for the Marin City Juneteenth celebration this year is Umoja, the Swahili word for Unity...(Sherry LaVars/Marin Independent Journal)