The third annual Juneteenth celebration in Irvington had a new dimension this year. In preparation for the installment of artist Vinnie Bagwell’s statue commemorating the 14 identified enslaved Africans who toiled and died in the village in the 18th and 19th centuries, organizers added a children’s art exhibit, more drummers, dancers and Jamaican food, a gospel choir and a parade down Main Street to the future site of the statue nearby the current statue of Rip Van Winkle between the […]
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