
Photos by Jim Ritch –
The 2021 Juneteenth Festival, held June 19 in Exmore, kicked off with a parade through town, ending at the Exmore Town Park where more festivities awaited.
Juneteeth 2021 Exmore Town Park
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Trina Cooper, right, president of the Pi Epsilon Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha, leads chapter members in dance during the parade.

Kayla Hicks, left, of Birdsnest, signals to passersby while carrying the banner of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. With her is Octavia Rogers, also of Birdsnest.

Members of the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority celebrate Juneteenth as they roll through Exmore. From left are Betty Sims-Bell, Kim Johnson and Ivory Turner.

Jane Cabarrus, Juneteenth Festival Co-Founder and Coordinator, second from left, hugs neurologist Dr. Robert Paschall. From left are Gerald Boyd, parade coordinator; Cabarrus; Paschall, and Peter Paschall.

Cadence Mordecai, of Philadelphia, pops a balloon to win a prize. Watching from right are family members Stephen Mordecai; Cheryl Fenderson, of Cape Charles; Eric Mordecai, and Derek Mordecai.

Barbara Boggs presents a plaque of appreciation to Dr. Linwood Joyner, Juneteenth Parade grand marshal, right. Watching and applauding at left are Jane Cabarrus, festival co-founder and coordinator, and Gerald Boyd, parade coordinator.