The longest running juneteeth festiaval(23d) happened today in berkeley. Juneteeth aka freedom day aka emancipation day is an «holiday» in the united states honoring african american heritage by celebrating the announcement of the abolition of salvery in Texas in 1865.(wikileaks). there were many activities for the kids(facepainting, slides, balloons, shaved ice, etc.). for adults(water dunking, target shooting,), for foodies (bbq, «freedom fries»(5), corn dogs, hamburger, etc), shopping(arts, crafts, etc.) information(clipper, law enforcement, etc). entertaintainment (2 stages), security was very tight less bad actors showed up. private security was visiblle. and berkeley’s finest was parked on the perimeter and also watching from the edges.