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Break the Chains with Love March Marks Juneteenth
Second annual march proceeds from Brooklyn to Manhattan
PHOTO ESSAY BY DONNA ACETO
The second annual Break
the Chains with Love
March was held on June
19 in commemoration of
Juneteenth.
Under the theme “Justice is
Love,” More than 150 people
stepped off from Brooklyn Bridge
Park and marched through
Dumbo and over the Brooklyn
Bridge. Marchers then paid their
respects at the African Burial
Ground before concluding at City
Hall.
Accompanied fi rst by drummers
Fogu Azul and subsequently by an
amplifi ed playlist of love and freedom,
they marched, danced, and
cheered from Brooklyn to Manhattan.
It was a small but mighty celebration
of Juneteenth organized by
Valarie Walker, who spearheaded
last year’s march.
DONNA ACETO
Organizer Valarie Walker (left) led the march.
DONNA ACETO
Paying homage at the African Burial Ground.
DONNA ACETO
Marshall Alexis Danzig spreads the word.
DONNA ACETO
In accordance with the theme, love leads the way.
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