CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH TODAY
HERE IN CENTRAL ARKANSAS
SEVERAL PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER
FOR A JUNETEENTH FREEDOM RIDE.
THE RIDERS RODE ALONGSIDE
NORTH LITTLE ROCK POLICE
JOGGERS AND EVEN WALKERS
EVENT ORGANIZER PATRICK DORCE
SAYS THE MISSION THAT THE
RIDERS WANT TO GET OUT IT IS
"FORWARD IN UNITY TOGETHER. "
PATRICK DORCE, ORGANIZER
"Were' out here showing out
community that everybody is
ready to unify,, with
everything that is going on in
our community. " ((ASHLEY))
DORCE ALSO SAID THE ORIGINAL
PLAN WAS TO RIDE ON THE
ARKANSAS RIVER TRAIL BUT THE
NORTH LITTLE ROCK POLICE
DEPARTMENT GAVE THEM
PERMISSION TO MOVE INTO THE
STREET. THEY ALSO PLAN TO
THROW A BIGGER EVENT NEXT YEAR
AND THEY HOPE THEY CAN GAIN
MORE RIDERS.
((ASHLEY)) PEOPLE ALSO
GATHERING IN MURRARY PARK THIS
AFTERNOON TO OBSERVE
JUNETEENTH. THE 'ANOTHER
CHANCE CHURCH' IN NORTH LITTLE
ROCK PUT ON THE CELEBRATION
WITH HOPES OF BRINGING THE
COMMUNITY TOGETHER. WE TALKED
TO REVEREND ERIC JONE WHO
HELPED MAKE THE EVENT HAPPEN.
HE SAYS NOW MORE THAN EVER,
JUNETEENTH NEEDS TO BE
CELEBRATED.
"Reverend Eric Jones, Another
Chance Church Within this
current climate of chaos and
this current climate of
division and discord among our
country, it's good to still
come together and celebrate
that we are free. " ((ASHLEY))
THE CELEBRATION WILL LAST
UNTIL 9 O'CLOCK TONIGH
JONES SAYS IT'S FREE AND OPEN
TO ANYONE WHO WANTS TO COME
BY.
((ASHLEY)) FOR MORE JUNETEENTH
EVENTS HAPPENING IN THE STATE
TODHEAD OVER TO OUR WEB
SIK DOT COM.
((ASHLEY)) RACIALLY EQUALITY
AT THE FORFRONT OF MANY
