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Coweta residents celebrate Juneteenth BY JEFFREY CULLEN-DEAN jeff rey@newnan.com
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itizens for Positive Reform hosted a Juneteenth celebration at First Avenue Park on Friday afternoon. Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, is celebrated annually on June 19 and marks the anniversary of the emancipation of slaves in the United States. "CPR is celebrating Freedom Day to bring awareness to the community of the day and history, and to come together, network and just have fun," said Stacey Bristow, CPR's organizer. Bristow said the celebration was independent of the recent protests on the Historic Court Square in Newnan. The protests have ceased for an undetermined amount of time, she added. "Today is about celebrations," Bristow said. Bernard Bryant, an attendee, said he did not know about Juneteenth until last year after seeing posts about it from friends on social media. As he's learned more about the day, he said Juneteenth has gained significance in his life. "I realize that celebrating this day is important considering all the land and wealth lost," he said. "For my personal reasons, I won't be cele-
brating July 4th. This is my personal Independence Day." During the event, Bristow performed a libation ceremony. She poured water from a bottle in honor of leaders, ancestors, new generations, the elements, the individuals at the park and the creator. Bryant said the ceremony is a way to connect back to late ancestors. Also attending the event were members of the Newnan Police Department. Bristow said she invited the NPD to attend for safety and to foster relationships within the community. "I always reach out to the NPD when having a community event," she said. The NPD set up a tent to share information on their community programs such as Guitars Not Guns, hand out pencils, paints and coloring books, and to distribute booster seats to families, said Community Resource Officer Edward Lee. "Stacey Bristow invited us out here. We love being out in the community and helping out. Even with all the stuff going on, we would still PHOTO BY JEFFREY CULLEN-DEAN have come. This is what we do," said Cpl. Adam Attendees of the Juneteenth celebration sing the Black national anthem "Lift Every Voice Griffith. and Sing." Although the protests have stopped, Bristow said CPR is still working on ways to address police reform within Newnan and Coweta Coun- ty. "CPR will be continuing to research our group and community to identify solutions to agenda items to have a dialogue between the our concerns," she said.
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