Juneteenth events around the Southland

People gather for a group dance to enjoy the Juneteenth Freedom Celebration outside Mt Rubidoux Church in Riverside.  (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times)

Camila Leon, 21, and her brother Abu Leon, 7, attend a Juneteenth event, an outdoor forum outside the Laugh Factory on Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood   (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)

Samantha Husbands, of Los Angeles, marches with the Juneteenth “Black Lives Liberating the Black Community” Caravan/March along Martin Luther King Blvd ending at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza Friday.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

Marieme Diop, of Los Angeles, sings “A Change is Going to Come,” by the late Sam Cooke, at the Juneteenth “Black Lives Liberating the Black Community” Caravan/March at the parking lot of Crenshaw Mall.  (Gary Coronado/Los Angeles Times)

Pallavi Srinivasan, 25, of Los Angeles, holding a poster of Breonna Taylor while attending a Juneteenth event outside the Laugh Factory on Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood.  (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)

A woman dances to the music during a Juneteenth celebration at Leimert Park Friday.  (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

Heather Kolker, 48, photographs daughters, Yrsa Bjarkadottir, 7, left, and her sister Chloe Bjarkadottir, 9, in front of a painting of George Floyd in West Hollywood.  (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)

Horses provided by Mr. Todd gives rides to children during a Juneteenth celebration at Leimert Park Friday.   (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

Arts and crafts were on sale during a Juneteenth celebration at Leimert Park Friday.   (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

Gerald Hunter sings along with entertainer Rickie Byars during the Leimert Park Rising celebration of Juneteenth.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Kirikou Muldrow, 8, left, walks with her friend Nia Amir-Jolly, 4, at the Leimert Park Rising celebration of Juneteenth.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Elijah Simmons, aka Six Sev, is a community organizer and artist who helped organize the Juneteenth celebration in Leimert Park.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Isadore Henry of Los Angeles holds a sign during the Juneteenth celebration in Leimert Park.  (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

People march on a four-mile walk organized by Black Arts Los Angeles to celebrate Juneteenth in Pomona.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)

Jeanette Ellis-Royston, president of the NAACP Pomona Valley, raises a fist during the Juneteenth march in Pomona.  (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)