Tag: Rev. Yearwood

By Jan Worth-Nelson A five-day long Juneteenth “Freedom Festival” in north Flint starting Friday aims to honor the June 19, 1865 freeing of the slaves in Texas. But that’s not all.  Organizer April Cook-Hawkins says after a bruising four years of the water crisis, it’s time to have some fun.  That means parades, cookouts, rallies,…