Photos: Baton Rouge celebrates Juneteenth with Unity Fest
-
Hilary Scheinuk
Senior Staff Photojournalist
Residents revel in a breezy albeit warm evening as Unity Fest, the City of Baton Rouge’s free Juneteenth celebration, unfolds at The Main Library at Goodwood, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La.
BR.unity.adv HS 792.jpg
Updated
The Michael Foster Project performs during Unity Fest, the City of Baton Rouge’s free Juneteenth celebration, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at the Main Library at Goodwood in Baton Rouge, La.
BR.unity.adv HS 229.jpg
Updated
Latoya Sibley performs a poem during Unity Fest, the City of Baton Rouge’s free Juneteenth celebration, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at the Main Library at Goodwood in Baton Rouge, La.
BR.unity.adv HS 075.jpg
Updated
Nine-month-old Maziyon Davis shares a moment with his grandmother, Rhonda Roberson, during Unity Fest, the City of Baton Rouge’s free Juneteenth celebration, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at the Main Library at Goodwood in Baton Rouge, La.
BR.unity.adv HS 377.jpg
Updated
DJ A. Twice welcomes residents during Unity Fest, the City of Baton Rouge’s free Juneteenth celebration, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at the Main Library at Goodwood in Baton Rouge, La.
BR.unity.adv HS 419.jpg
Updated
Artist Josh White makes progress on a live painting during Unity Fest, the City of Baton Rouge’s free Juneteenth celebration, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at the Main Library at Goodwood in Baton Rouge, La.
BR.unity.adv HS 319.jpg
Updated
Residents gather in the shade as The Michael Foster Project performs during Unity Fest, the City of Baton Rouge’s free Juneteenth celebration, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at the Main Library at Goodwood in Baton Rouge, La.
BR.unity.adv HS 514.jpg
Updated
Baton Rouge Police Chief TJ Morse, right, speaks with a resident during Unity Fest, the City of Baton Rouge’s free Juneteenth celebration, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at the Main Library at Goodwood in Baton Rouge, La.
BR.unity.adv HS 412.jpg
Updated
The Michael Foster Project performs during Unity Fest, the City of Baton Rouge’s free Juneteenth celebration, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at the Main Library at Goodwood in Baton Rouge, La.
BR.unity.adv HS 1055.jpg
Updated
Artist Wayne Jones draws a charcoal drawing of Beverly Campbell during Unity Fest, the City of Baton Rouge’s free Juneteenth celebration, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at the Main Library at Goodwood in Baton Rouge, La.
BR.unity.adv HS 458.jpg
Updated
Julia Williams shares a moment with her son, Karson Williams, 6, as The Michael Foster Project performs during Unity Fest, the City of Baton Rouge’s free Juneteenth celebration, Wednesday, June 19, 2024, at the Main Library at Goodwood in Baton Rouge, La.
Hilary Scheinuk
Senior Staff Photojournalist