The Platinum Divas dance group performs during the Juneteenth Music Festival parade in Five Points June 15, 2019. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
Aisha Tolbert takes videos of the Juneteenth Music Festival parade in Five Points June 15, 2019. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)- Samara Dibate, 12, left, dancing for The Heat Dancerettes, performs along with her teammates during theJuneteenth Music Festival parade in Five Points June 15, 2019. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- Juneteenth Music Festival parade attendees enjoy the festivities in Five Points June 15, 2019. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- Cerey Carter, 9, enjoys an ice cream cone at the Juneteenth Music Festival parade attendees enjoy the festivities in Five Points June 15, 2019. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- Wooden statuettes on sale from a vendor at the Juneteenth Music Festival in Five Points June 15, 2019. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- Teammates of the Queens and Kings of Dynasty Dance group participate in the Juneteenth Music Festival parade in Five Points June 15, 2019. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- A young dancer with the Denver Elie Diamonds dance group gets airborne during the Juneteenth Music Festival parade in Five Points June 15, 2019. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- The Street Envy Denver Motorcycle Club roars past parade attendees at Juneteenth Music Festival in Five Points June 15, 2019. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- Richard “The Hulk” Palmer flips chicken fillets on the grill for the Reggae Pot Xpress food vendor at the Juneteenth Music Festival in Five Points June 15, 2019. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- Juneteenth Music Festival in Five Points June 15, 2019. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
- Clothing vendors at the Juneteenth Music Festival in Five Points June 15, 2019. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
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The Platinum Divas dance group performs during the Juneteenth Music Festival parade in Five Points June 15, 2019. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
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By Andy Cross | across@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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The Juneteenth Music Festival and parade took place in Five Points on June 15. Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in the United States dating back to 1865 on June 19. The festival continued through Sunday with food, arts and crafts, vendors, and wrapped up with a concert by Ashanti.
