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We’ll have more information, photos and videos from today’s Juneteenth Festival at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, but for now, a few photos to get started.

The Jesse White Tumblers drew a big crowd to see their high-flying performance.
(Provided photo by Marcellus Marsh/Bionic Content)
The Ayodele African Dance & Drummers perform during H-F Juneteenth Fest on Sunday, June 19.
(Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
Flossmoor Mayor Michelle Nelson, left, offers props to Destiny Watson, lead organizer for the H-F Juneteenth Festival.
(Provided photo by Marcellus Marsh/Bionic Content)
The 40+ Double Dutch Club performs their energetic jump rope routines.
(Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)
A large crowd gathers near the stage mid-afternoon to watch the performance of the Jesse White Tumblers.
(Eric Crump/H-F Chronicle)

Eric Crump started his first newspaper with his best friend when he was 9. It was four pages and folded after one issue. Possibly as many as two or three people read it. In 2014, about 46 years later, he started another paper, the H-F Chronicle, which is still going and has a few more readers.

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