AdvertisementMillions of Americans took to the streets on Juneteenth to celebrate the abolition of slavery, with anti-racism marches and peaceful rallies held to celebrate Black lives - as New York City and other places formally made the day an official holiday. In Brooklyn, a group of dancers in face masks performed in front of hundreds of Black Lives Matter signs in protest. De Blasio visited Staten Island on Friday, where community volunteers came together to paint a second Black Lives Matter mural on the street near the 120th Precinct. The phrase 'Black Lives Matter' was painted across Greenwood Avenue in bright yellow letters. 'Our charge is to create a more equitable society for all of us, because all lives can’t matter unless BLACK lives matter!'

Source: Daily Mail June 19, 2020 19:52 UTC