ASHLAND, Va. — The Hanover County Branch of the NAACP marked Juneteenth Saturday with a free community festival at Randolph-Macon College.
The organization’s 6th annual Juneteenth Concert and Book Festival brought together families for a day of live music, authors, food trucks, Black history skits, health resources, and panel discussions.
Alayzia Comey, the young adult chairman for the Hanover NAACP, said the event is about much more than a celebration…