After months of lockdown from a virus still raging through Dallas and an eruption of protests against police brutality, the community of South Dallas still came together for a drive-through Juneteenth celebration at the MLK Jr.
Community Center turns into a festival on Juneteenth, with vendors and music in the parking lot, but with COVID-19 numbers still breaking record highs in Dallas County, this year’s event was done differently to practice social distancing.
These organizations set up stands in the parking lot that attendees drove through with their trunks open or windows down so volunteers could place donations in their cars.
Music filled the air and horns honked in celebration as patrons made their way through the line collecting their coordinator with the City of Dallas, said the event served 325 vehicles driving through and 131 people who walked up to the MLK Jr.
Naomi Toppin, social service and outreach coordinator with the veteran’s treatment court for the City of Dallas, said it was great to see the community come together to “celebrate this wonderful day.”
