News Director
THREE RIVERS — Downtown Three Rivers’ East Alley was bustling with music, joy, and reminiscence June 19 in the first-ever downtown celebration of the Juneteenth holiday.
The event, Juneteenth on Main, featured music, singing, storytelling, dancing, food trucks and a live DJ, with a packed East Alley witnessing the festivities. Performers included storyteller “Mama Africa” Aissatou Rakel Bey, mime George Clay, dance troupe Trinity Prep Dance Center, poet Debbie Allen, Emcee Bado, singer Akeyla, singing duo Regeneration, African drummer Samuel Nalangira, and DJ Mitchie Moore…