The second day of the Juneteenth Atlanta fest kicked off under mostly sunny skies after Saturday’s disruptive downpours drenched festival goers and left swaths of the Piedmont Park grounds a bit muddy.
People walking along park paths lined with vendors serving Oxtail, pink and yellow watermelon, waist beads and sunglasses were there for more than the food or souvenirs.
And the event’s founder and director, Bob Johnson, seemed to know just about every face in the crowd. As he walked past vendors, he coordinated to be at the festival, he stopped a family passing by…