‘This city is alive with Juneteenth’: In one of numerous parties, South Side residents rejoice in Hamilton Park to commemorate freedom

Artists Me’Lo the Generation Hero, front, and Asha Omega, left, sing as a fellow artist performs at a Juneteenth celebration hosted by My Block, My Hood, My City at Hamilton Park in Chicago’s Englewood neighborhood on June 19, 2021. (Chris Sweda / Chicago Tribune)