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FLORIDA SENTINEL FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2021
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Juneteenth Flag Was Raised Over City Hall
On Thursday, June 18th, the Tampa Bay Juneteenth Coalition with Mayor Jane Castor and numerous elected officials, participated in the Juneteenth Flag raising over City Hall and Proclamation Ceremony.
It came a day after President Joe Biden signed a bill establishing June 19th, as Juneteenth, a federal hol- iday, commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. It is the first federal holiday established since
Martin Luther King, Jr. Day was established in 1983. Juneteenth is part of American History and should be celebrated. (Photos by Tonya Lewis Passion
Photography).
Ella Coffie, Bishop Michelle B. Patty, Pastor Tucker-John- son, President, Tampa Bay Juneteenth Coalition; and City Councilman Chair, Orlando Gudes.
Tampa Bay Juneteenth Coalition members: Pastor Clethen Sutton, Norma Pierce, Pastor Tucker-Johnson, and Jessie Quin.
Musician and activist, Maurice Allen with State Rep. Fentrice Driskell.
Miss Riverview USA 2021, Angelique Francois with Sherisa Hills, City of Tampa Director of Parks and Recreation.
Ischolina Williams and Lina Bean Academy children surrounded by Mayor Jane Castor, Pastor Tucker-Johnson, and some Buffalo Soldiers.
Photographer Tonya Lewis with Mayor Jane Castor at the Flag Raising Ceremony.
Ms. Robin Lockett, young attendee and Henry “Shake” Washington.
Pastor Moses Brown and Pastor Clethen Sutton.
Members of the Wastewater Dept. supported the Flag Raising event.