{"id":568822,"date":"2021-06-20T10:06:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T14:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=568822"},"modified":"2021-06-20T10:06:55","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T14:06:55","slug":"juneteenth-gay-pride-celebrations-allowed-in-city-that-canceled-independence-day-parade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/juneteenth-gay-pride-celebrations-allowed-in-city-that-canceled-independence-day-parade\/","title":{"rendered":"Juneteenth, Gay Pride Celebrations Allowed In City That Canceled Independence Day Parade"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjuneteenth-gay-pride-celebrations-allowed-in-city-that-canceled-independence-day-parade%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=568822&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/fw.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>A city in Illinois has canceled its annual Fourth of July festivities, but allowed celebrations for Juneteenth and LGBT pride.<\/p>\n<p>On Saturday, Evanston, an affluent Chicago suburb, commemorated the abolition of slavery for Juneteenth, which just last week President Joe Biden made a national holiday. The celebration included a parade, along with music performances and food at a local park. Evanston also plans a Gay Pride parade next Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>But the city has canceled its July 4th live celebration over COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>In March, the city <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vTq988eAa4IGj2egxVLGcQfLKrvllovncf8I0THgTYYn35_l43aYWnSbr-qwKY4uA\/pub\">explained<\/a> why it was canceling Fourth of July festivities:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"25\">\n<p><em>Based on concern for public health due to the unpredictability of the pandemic\u2019s impact, vaccination rates, and in cooperation with our local authorities, the Trustees of the Evanston Fourth of July Association voted to cancel the Fun Run, Parade, Palatine Concert Band performance and Lakefront Fireworks show on July 4, 2021. However, we are committed and already working toward an Independence Day celebration that will be safe, creative and build community.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Monthly podcasts began in late 2019 titled \u201cCelebrating a Century \u2013The 4th of July in Evanston which will continue and can be heard on your personal devices. If guidelines allow, the Association plans to conduct the traditional morning games and activities in the parks and schools. The 2020 Virtual 4th of July celebration with a parade, concert and fireworks is ready to be replayed. The Celebration Team is considering mini concerts, roving entertainment, neighborhood art and decoration projects to provide the community with a day to remember.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Despite holding celebrations for other holidays and events, the city has not announced changes to its July 4 statement.<\/p>\n<p>Former city resident Tom Bevan, who is the co-founder of Real Clear Politics, noted the situation on Thursday, writing on Twitter: \u201cMy home town of Evanston, Illinois is having a Juneteenth Parade and a Gay Pride Parade, but is cancelling the 4th of July Parade &#038; Fireworks.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"8.9668246445498\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">My home town of Evanston, Illinois is having a Juneteenth Parade and a Gay Pride Parade, but is cancelling the 4th of July Parade &#038; Fireworks. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KFhJ335LEl\">pic.twitter.com\/KFhJ335LEl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Bevan (@TomBevanRCP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomBevanRCP\/status\/1406069086015168515?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In an <a class href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/illinois-town-cancels-july-4-parade-covid-19-concerns-allows-juneteenth-pride-celebrations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">interview<\/a> on Fox News, organizer Jamie Black said the city\u2019s Fourth of July Association \u201cmade the decision in March based on the information that we had at that time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are deadlines for permits and to secure the fireworks, as well as taking applications for the parade that happen early in the year,\u201d Black said. \u201cWe erred on the side of caution. If things weren\u2019t better, we would have been criticized for being a super spreader event.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut in partnership with Evanston Present and Future \u2014 a nonprofit that supports community development and education surrounding Black history \u2014 the city of Evanston helped promote a Juneteenth parade followed by community-wide celebrations,\u201d Fox reported.<\/p>\n<p>Fox also noted that for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the city last week <a href=\"https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/accounts\/ILEVANSTON\/bulletins\/2e471e4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> no new cases, adding that nearly 87% of residents ages 12 and older have received at least one dose of the vaccine.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A city in Illinois has canceled its annual Fourth of July festivities, but allowed celebrations for Juneteenth and LGBT pride.On Saturday, Evanston, an affluent Chicago suburb, commemorated the abolition of &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2280796,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/fw.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Juneteenth, Gay Pride Celebrations Allowed In City That Canceled Independence Day Parade","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-568822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/fw.jpg?w=1200&h=800&ixlib=react-9.0.3","fifu_image_alt":"Juneteenth, Gay Pride Celebrations Allowed In City That Canceled Independence Day Parade","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568822","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=568822"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/568822\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2280796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=568822"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=568822"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=568822"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}