July Fourth

Last July Fourth we climbed atop an Echo Park hillside, took edibles and watched the fireworks melting across the sky.

Last July Fourth we climbed atop an Echo Park hillside, took edibles and watched the fireworks melting across the sky.

The July Fourth holiday weekend saw the two on opposite ends of the country, per People: Affleck in L.A.,

Launched in 1995 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Essence magazine, the festival has evolved into the world’s largest celebration of Black women, culture and communities, convening more than 530,000 people annually over the July Fourth weekend in New Orleans, Essence Communications Inc. has said.

That was almost exactly a year after Bailey, then a candidate for governor, had said, “Let’s move on and let’s celebrate the independence of this nation,” following a mass shooting at an Illinois July Fourth parade.